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Rinat Sherzer

Investor

Founder at fisbo at Nielsen Innovate

Brooklyn, New York, United States

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

  1. Parsons School of Design - The New SchoolAssistant Professorcurrent2018 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. The Creative LabFoundercurrent2016 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  3. Bezalel Academy of Art and DesignAdjunct Professor @ M.Des Industrial Designcurrent2020 — present
  4. Bezalel Academy of Art and DesignHead of Design Management & Innovation Track, M.Des Industrial Design2021 — 2024
  5. Wix.comHead of Design & Innovation, Wix Studio2022 — 2024
  6. It Makes Sense NYCCo Founder2015 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
  7. College for Creative StudiesAdjunct Professor2016 — 2019Detroit, Michigan
  8. fisboCo Founder2014 — 2016Greater New York City Area
  9. HIRO-MediaDirector of Product Marketing2011 — 2012Tel Aviv
  10. MediaMindMediaMind Product Specialist2008 — 2010
  11. MediaMindAnalytics Product Specialist2007 — 2008
  12. MediaMindQA Engineer2007

Education

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

Skills & more

Product Design1Innovation Development1Rich Media40Ad Serving60Mobile Advertising22Digital Media42Digital Strategy24Online Advertising94Video Advertising7Product Marketing26Product Management8Product Planning6
+12 moreAnalyticsDigital MarketingStart-upsSEMWeb AnalyticsAdvertisingNew MediaMobile DevicesLeadershipTeam LeadershipManagementCreative Strategy

Languages English, Hebrew · Hebrew

  • Capra Course - Systems View of LifeCapra
  • Neuroscience and DesignPolitecnico di Milano

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Also attended Ben-Gurion University of the Negev59

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Also attended Politecnico di Milano47

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