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  • Greg Easley

    Part-time Lecturer

    Email
    easleyg@newschool.edu

    Office Location
    A - 66 West 12th Street

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    Greg Easley

    Profile

    Greg Easley is a strategic advisor, innovator, and serial founder who has spent three decades building and scaling technology-driven products across media, gaming, mobility, and AI. A former venture-backed CEO with multiple successful exits, he now leads Laurel Labs, a boutique firm advising startups and growth-stage companies on product strategy, emerging technologies, and responsible AI adoption.

    At The New School, Greg teaches courses focused on mobile app development, AI, entrepreneurship, and the media business. His teaching emphasizes clear thinking, systems design, and hands-on creation using modern no-code and “vibe-coding” tools. His classes are known for being rigorous, practical, and grounded in real-world experience.

    In addition to teaching and advising, Greg is an active writer and speaker on technology, media, and culture, regularly contributing essays and participating in public conversations to translate complex ideas for broad audiences. His work helps people understand not just how digital products are built – but how they shape markets, institutions, and everyday life.

    Degrees Held

    B.A. with High Distrinction in English Literature — University of Virginia

    Recent Publications

    Air Mail (August 16, 2025): “How to Destroy a University” — Investigative feature on governance, DOJ oversight, and ideological capture at the University of Virginia

    Noema (September 25, 2025): “Reimagining School in the Age of AI” — Essay on Adaptive Threshold Learning (ATL), examining how AI-powered personalization can reinvent education at scale

    Psyche (forthcoming, Q1 2026): “The Art of Next” — Profile of Radio Paradise founder William Goldsmith, exploring resistance to algorithmic culture and meaning in the AI age

    Performances and Appearances

    Morning Meeting (August 15, 2025): “Episode 257’” — Podcast appearance focused on the government’s interventions in higher education

    Sanity with Alisyn Camerota (September 10, 2025): “UVA Insider Greg Easley Exposes Trump’s Assault on Universities” — Podcast and YouTube video appearance featuring wide-ranging conversation on higher education and institutional adaptation

    Research Interests

    • Digital product design and mobile app ecosystems
    • Media business models and platform-driven disruption
    • Artificial intelligence, automation, and human judgment
    • No-code and AI-enabled creative production (“vibe-coding”)
    • Ethics of technology, design incentives, and dark patterns
    • Entrepreneurship as a cultural and institutional process
    • Technology, media, and democratic culture

    Portfolio

    Laurel Labs website

    Past Courses

    Mobile App Development
    NFLM 3080, Spring 2026

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