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
Education
- RMIT UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuro-Design
- School of Visual ArtsMaster of Fine Arts (MFA), Design for Social Innovation2014 — 2016
- Ben-Gurion University of the NegevEngineer, Bio-Technology Engineering2001 — 2005
- Politecnico di MilanoExecutive Sudies, NeuroDesign2025
Skills & more
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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
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