Where does Leo Ochoa work?

Leo Ochoa is Managing Director at VertueLab.

Where did Leo Ochoa go to school?

Leo Ochoa studied at ArtCenter College of Design (Bachelor of Science, Product Design); Pensole Footwear Design Academy (Footwear Design); University of Oregon (Double B.A., Business Minor).

Leo Ochoa

Investor

Managing Director at VertueLab

Portland, Oregon, United States

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147 people in our graph share verified history with Leo — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Jim HustonunlockedLeo: together at VertueLab (2023–2024)

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×4Leo: together at U.S. Forest Service

×3Leo: together at ArtCenter College of Design

About

A designer, inventor and entrepreneur who founded Dorsum, holds design, ethnic studies and business degrees, and has worked at Columbia Sportswear and Philips Healthtech Innovation Center.

Experience

VertueLabManaging Directorcurrent2026 — presentPortland, OR
VertueLabPartnerships & Alliances Lead, ORcurrent2026 — presentPortland, OR
VertueLabFunding Assistance & Accelerator Managercurrent2024 — presentPortland, Oregon, United States
VertueLabAccelerator Managercurrent2024 — presentPortland, Oregon, United States
VertueLabEntrepreneur in Residence2023Portland, Oregon, United States
DorsumChief Innovation Officer & Foundercurrent2017 — presentPortland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment)Startup Mentorcurrent2019 — presentPortland, Oregon Area
Leo Ochoa DesignTechnical Designer | Innovator for Footwear & Accessories2011 — 2021Portland, Oregon Area
Philips DesignIndustrial Designer for Healthcare Consumer Products2012 — 2016Greater Seattle Area
ArtCenter College of DesignColor/ Material/ Trends Exploration Laboratory [CMTEL] Lab Assistant2010 — 2011Greater Los Angeles Area
Columbia Sportswear CompanyFootwear Information Specialist - PDM Coordinator2008 — 2010Portland, Oregon Area
Columbia Sportswear CompanyFootwear Product Line Manager & Design Assistant2007 — 2008Portland, Oregon Area
GarageGamesDesign Intern2005 — 2006Eugene, Oregon Area
U.S. Forest ServiceGS-4 Wildland Firefighter, Forestry Technician2001 — 2005Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area & Gorge Fire

Skills & more

Director levelManagement ProfessionalCoachingStartup DevelopmentMentoringCurriculum DevelopmentNetworkingProduct Design33Industrial Design22Footwear6Design Strategy24Design Thinking15

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RenderingConcept Development3D ModelingSketchingSolidworksRapid PrototypingConcept DesignDesign ManagementConcept GenerationProduction DesignUser Experience DesignSolidWorks

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Colleagues at VertueLab

Aina Abiodun

President & CEO at VertueLab

Felicia Kang

Finance & Business Operations Director at VertueLab

Jacqueline Benitez-Harvey

Chief of Staff at VertueLab

Joy Ren

Grants & Fundraising Manager at VertueLab

Kenneth Vaughn

Promoter at VertueLab Climate Impact

Mike Witteman

Entrepreneur-in-Residence at VertueLab

Phoebe Stein

Communications Assistant at VertueLab

Vertue Lab

General Partner at VertueLab Climate Impact

Frequently asked questions

Who is Leo Ochoa?: A designer, inventor and entrepreneur who founded Dorsum, holds design, ethnic studies and business degrees, and has worked at Columbia Sportswear and Philips Healthtech Innovation Center.
Where does Leo Ochoa work?: Leo Ochoa is Managing Director at VertueLab.
Where did Leo Ochoa go to school?: Leo Ochoa studied at ArtCenter College of Design (Bachelor of Science, Product Design); Pensole Footwear Design Academy (Footwear Design); University of Oregon (Double B.A., Business Minor).

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Also attended University of Oregon134

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Shared employers

Also worked at PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment)1

Darius "Bubs" MonsefFounder/CEO at Creative Market

Also worked at Philips Design255

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Also worked at ArtCenter College of Design4

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