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Judd Morgenstern
Design Thinking && Venture Investing
Judd Morgenstern is a versatile professional with a background that spans Product Engineering, User Experience Design, and Venture Capital. His current passion lies in applying Design Thinking principles to the realm of Venture Investing, aiming to foster innovation and new company launches.
With a career marked by collaborations with major industry players and startups alike, Judd has been pivotal in identifying fresh market opportunities and shaping cutting-edge products and services across various sectors like consumer goods, retail, and digital platforms. His work ethos is characterized by a methodical, strategic, and human-centric approach to design.
In his capacity, Judd has also been actively involved in sourcing, assessing, and overseeing private and venture investments in a diverse range of industries including consumer packaged goods (CPG), direct-to-consumer (DTC), Internet of Things (IoT), media, mobile technology, real estate, software as a service (SaaS), and social platforms. This multifaceted experience has endowed him with a unique outlook at the confluence of business incubation, design innovation, and venture capital.
Judd Morgenstern's expertise encompasses a broad spectrum of competencies such as Design Thinking and Innovation Methods, Ethnography, Financial Analysis, Front-End Development, Investment Due Diligence, Product Management, Prototyping, Strategic Planning, as well as UX and UI Design.
Education wise, Judd pursued a joint Master's in Design and Business Administration from the Institute of Design (ID), while also studying Economics at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and earning a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Philosophy, and Film from Vanderbilt University.
His professional journey includes roles such as Member of the Board of Advisors at IIT Institute of Design, Co-Managing Partner at PARTNERS RESOLUTE, Founder and Designer at Wayla, Design Strategist at IA Collaborative, UX Designer at Adaptive Path, Experience Designer at Arc Worldwide, and Analyst at Valor Equity Partners.
