Leadership

The people behind Open Eyes

Open Eyes is led by its Founder and CEO and guided by a board of directors.

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Leadership

Open Eyes is led by its Founder and CEO.

Chanell A. Briggs

Chanell A. Briggs

Founder and CEO; board member

Chanell founded Open Eyes after watching a family member who is blind face a world built around screens and apps. Open Eyes is her answer: patient, practical help so people can use technology on their own terms, with confidence, dignity and independence.

Read her story

Board of directors

Open Eyes is a not-for-profit corporation guided by its board of directors.

  • Chanell A. Briggs

    Chanell A. Briggs

    Founder and CEO; board member

    A finance and investment executive with more than 25 years of experience managing multimillion-dollar portfolios. She founded Open Eyes and leads it as CEO.

    Read Chanell’s bio

  • Gary Kirton

    Gary Kirton, CFA, CTP

    Board member

    A treasury and capital markets executive with senior experience at Citi, JetBlue and American Express. He brings financial oversight and risk management to the board.

    Read Gary’s bio

Questions about how Open Eyes is governed? Send us a message, or see our transparency page and the information for funders.