Na Eng

About Na Eng

Na Eng is an Emmy Award-winning storyteller, a best-selling author, and a seasoned social impact executive.

She serves as the chief creative officer at People For the American Way, an advocacy organization that advances freedom, justice, and democracy. She recently produced The Art of Saving Democracy: An Action Kit for Making Change, an arts-infused civic engagement initiative that showcases art from renowned contemporary artists and offers encouragement and practical guidance for everyday activists. 

Prior to joining People For the American Way, she served in senior roles at the McKnight Foundation and other mission-driven organizations in philanthropy and global humanitarian development. In those positions, she managed media relations, strategic communications, and external affairs.

She refined her instinct for storytelling over two decades as a journalist in New York City. Producing for NBC, PBS and CNBC, she traveled the globe to translate complex public policy issues into understandable human narratives. Her stories reached millions of viewers and received several prestigious honors, including an Emmy Award and an Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Documentary.

Na was born in Cambodia just as the Khmer Rouge regime came into power. She lost her father and many other relatives during the genocide. When she was five, her family fled the war-torn country to resettle as refugees in St. Paul, Minnesota. 

Na graduated from Columbia University and earned a Bachelor's degree and a Master's in International Affairs in an accelerated dual degree program with the School of International and Public Affairs.

She has served on the boards of the NAACP Foundation and the Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. She was a Fulbright Scholar in Zimbabwe, and she is the first Asian American to be inducted into her high school's Hall of Fame.