Emerson Taymor

Investor, Advisor, and Founding Partner at Philosophie

Emerson Taymor is a prominent entrepreneur and digital product expert based in New York City. He is the Founding Partner of Philosophie Group Inc., a digital product firm that he co-founded in 2008. Philosophie specialized in helping organizations rapidly develop and validate their digital ideas through agile design and software craftsmanship. In 2019, the company was acquired by InfoBeans, a global digital transformation firm, and Taymor continues to lead as part of the Accelerate team within InfoBeans, focusing on sales and product strategy.1

Taymor has a diverse professional background, including roles as an investor and advisor for early-stage companies, where he aims to support ventures that enhance quality of life. His investment portfolio includes notable companies such as SpaceX and SuperRare. Additionally, he has experience in education, having taught Front-end Web Development at General Assembly, where he contributed to curriculum development and aimed to improve digital literacy among students.1

Experience

Investor & Advisor, Self-employed; SVP, Global Sales and Marketing - Accelerate Team at InfoBeans

Founding Partner at Philosophie (now InfoBeans), Instructor at General Assembly, Freelance at I am Emerson Taymor Productions, Front End Developer at CityQi, Intern at The Ad Store and William Burk Inc, Web Director at Campus Events Commission, Client Web Services Intern at Charles Schwab & Company, Intern at BuderEngel & Friends

Education

BA in Design | Media Arts, Global Studies from University of California, Los Angeles (2005 - 2009, graduated cum laude); San Francisco University High School (2001 - 2005)