About
Human-centered innovation expert with 10+ years of experience and background in industrial design and design research, running a design consultancy in China.
Experience
- Ford Motor CompanyExperience Design Directorcurrent2022 — presentShanghai, China
- Ford Motor CompanyDesign Research Director2021 — 2022Shanghai, China
- CevolutionSupervisor Director Of Innovationcurrent2018 — presentShanghai, Los Angeles
- Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityTeaching Fellow2020Shanghai, China
- Self employedIndependent Consultant2018 — 2019
- IDEOSenior Design Researcher2012 — 2017Shanghai
- ShanghaiTech UniversityPart time Instructor2014 — 2016
- SamsungProduct Strategist, Product Researcher2010 — 2012Shanghai, Seoul
- Gravity Tank, ChicagoResearch and Strategy Contract2009
- Design Management InstituteStrategy Intern2008
- Sunflower Export CorpProduct Designer2007
Skills & more
Mandarin1English3Software1Design Strategy21User-centered Design12Ethnography16Industrial Design5Experience Design5Product Design27User Experience19Interaction Design4User Interface Design4
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Service DesignUser Experience DesignRapid PrototypingConcept DevelopmentUser ResearchDesign ThinkingLanguages Chinese · English
- MIT - Designing and Building AI Products and Services — Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- AI for design thinking — IDEO U
- MBA Essentials — The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
- Creative leadership — IDEO U
From Nancy's professional profile.
Colleagues at Fresco Capital
Abhishek Kant
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Adam Omar Shanti
Venture Partner at Fresco Capital
Akira Hirata
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Allison Baum
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Andreas Seidler
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Angela Lee
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Angie Lau
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Ari Horie
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nancy Xu?
- Human-centered innovation expert with 10+ years of experience and background in industrial design and design research, running a design consultancy in China.
- Where does Nancy Xu work?
- Nancy Xu is Impact Partner at Fresco Capital.
- Where did Nancy Xu go to school?
- Nancy Xu studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (MBA Essentials, Business Administration and Management); Institute of Design (ID) (Master of Design, Human-centered innovation process); Singularity University (Executive Education).
Same school
Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)1,435
Masayoshi SonFounder, Chairman & CEO of SoftBank GroupLee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalNeil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at GreenoaksCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Institute of Design (ID)3
Also attended New York University533
Jonathan RossFounder of Groq; inventor of Google's TPU — now at NvidiaGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystAndrea EchstenkamperVP of Marketing at HeavybitCathy GaoPartner at Sapphire VenturesZach WhiteInvestment Team at 8VCAnkita TiwariPrograms Manager at StartX
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ford Motor Company86
Brock CsiraInvestor at Matter Venture PartnersEdward KimInvestor at Side Door VenturesAlan TaubAdvisor at Autotech VenturesSaud AbbasiAdvisor at Autotech VenturesMusa TariqInvestor at FELIX CAPITALJosh HarmsenManaging Director at Ankona Capital
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Also worked at Shanghai Jiao Tong University1
Also worked at IDEO58
Tom HulmeInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Abby StrongMarketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture PartnersJoe GerberGeneral Partner at IDEO CoLab VenturesCharlota K. BlunarovaDesign & Brand at IDEO CoLab VenturesPierre La BaumeDesign & Strategy at IDEO CoLab VenturesShuya GongDesign & Futures at IDEO CoLab Ventures
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