About
Rinat Sherzer is an Assistant Professor at Parsons School of Design and a PhD candidate at RMIT whose work spans transdisciplinary design, social innovation, and biotech engineering. She founded Of Course Global, a social innovation design lab serving clients including Capital One, Pfizer, and the Swiss Government, and previously co-founded the real-tech startup fisbo. With over 15 years of experience at the intersection of technology, human-centered design, and social impact, Sherzer holds a bachelor's degree in biotechnology engineering from Ben-Gurion University and an MFA in design for social innovation from SVA, and has taught or guest lectured at institutions including Harvard, Columbia University, and NYU.
Experience
- Parsons School of Design - The New SchoolAssistant Professorcurrent2018 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- The Creative LabFoundercurrent2016 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Bezalel Academy of Art and DesignAdjunct Professor @ M.Des Industrial Designcurrent2020 — present
- Bezalel Academy of Art and DesignHead of Design Management & Innovation Track, M.Des Industrial Design2021 — 2024
- Wix.comHead of Design & Innovation, Wix Studio2022 — 2024
- It Makes Sense NYCCo Founder2015 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- College for Creative StudiesAdjunct Professor2016 — 2019Detroit, Michigan
- fisboCo Founder2014 — 2016Greater New York City Area
- HIRO-MediaDirector of Product Marketing2011 — 2012Tel Aviv
- MediaMindMediaMind Product Specialist2008 — 2010
- MediaMindAnalytics Product Specialist2007 — 2008
- MediaMindQA Engineer2007
Skills & more
Product Design1Innovation Development1Rich Media40Ad Serving60Mobile Advertising22Digital Media42Digital Strategy24Online Advertising94Video Advertising7Product Marketing26Product Management8Product Planning6
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AnalyticsDigital MarketingStart-upsSEMWeb AnalyticsAdvertisingNew MediaMobile DevicesLeadershipTeam LeadershipManagementCreative StrategyLanguages English, Hebrew · Hebrew
- Capra Course - Systems View of Life — Capra
- Neuroscience and Design — Politecnico di Milano
From Rinat's professional profile.
Colleagues at Nielsen Innovate
Adi Regev
Sales Director at Unilever Israel at Nielsen Innovate
Arie Shen
Strategic Business Advisor at Nielsen Innovate
Aviv Hod
Media & XR expert at Nielsen Innovate
Baljit Singh
SVP, Global Head of Corporate Development, Nielsen at Nielsen Innovate
Bharat Sajnani
VP Investments and Portfolio Development at Nielsen Innovate
Dani Sherf
Business Mentor at IDCBeyond at Nielsen Innovate
David Toothaker
Founder & CEO of Full Sail Ventures LLC at Nielsen Innovate
Dov Yarkoni
Managing Director at Nielsen Innovate
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rinat Sherzer?
- Rinat Sherzer is an Assistant Professor at Parsons School of Design and a PhD candidate at RMIT whose work spans transdisciplinary design, social innovation, and biotech engineering. She founded Of Course Global, a social innovation design lab serving clients including Capital One, Pfizer, and the Swiss Government, and previously co-founded the real-tech startup fisbo. With over 15 years of experience at the intersection of technology, human-centered design, and social impact, Sherzer holds a bachelor's degree in biotechnology engineering from Ben-Gurion University and an MFA in design for social innovation from SVA, and has taught or guest lectured at institutions including Harvard, Columbia University, and NYU.
- Where does Rinat Sherzer work?
- Rinat Sherzer is Founder at fisbo at Nielsen Innovate.
- Where did Rinat Sherzer go to school?
- Rinat Sherzer studied at RMIT University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuro-Design); School of Visual Arts (Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Design for Social Innovation); Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Engineer, Bio-Technology Engineering).
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