As CEO of Best Buy, Corie Barry is also leading the Best Buy Foundation, which has impacted thousands of young people through its Teen Tech Centers—safe, creative spaces where young people can explore everything from coding and robotics to music production and graphic design.
The Foundation has a long history with learning support, starting with its inception in 1994 when it focused on education, health, and wellness for K-12 students. By 2002, its average annual giving exceeded $10 million, and in 2008, it established the first of its Best Buy Teen Tech Centers in partnership with The Clubhouse Network.
Since Barry took on the role of Best Buy’s CEO, the Foundation has expanded the Teen Tech Center program, launching the Community Impact Hub (now the LA Teen Tech Collective) in Los Angeles County in 2021 and committing to expanding the program to support 12 such centers in LA.
Corie’s leadership has also seen the 50th Teen Tech Center opening as well as new career pathway programs that connect teens with mentors, internships, and real job opportunities in STEM fields.
