JM

Judd Morgenstern

Design Thinking && Venture Investing

New York, New York

Work Experience

  • Co-Managing Partner

    2015

    Partners Resolute manages a series of investment partnerships including Resolute Partners, Resolute Alternative Partners, Resolute Venture Partners, and Seed—Resolute.

  • Member, Board of Advisors

    2018

    Since its founding as the New Bauhaus in 1937, IIT Institute of Design (ID) has been at the forefront of design innovation. The school pioneered principles and practices related to the Design Methods movement, Human-Centered Research & Design, and Design Thinking, all of which empower business and social innovation. Today, ID is a place where aspiring creative-leaders and visionary-thinkers come to learn the tools + techniques required to solve the complex challenges of tomorrow.

2013 - 2015

  • Founder, Designer

    2013 - 2015

    Wayla is an immersive, visual platform that showcases original, high-quality content from the events that capture our culture. — In an era of limited attention, photos force us to look twice. They reveal things that are invisible to the naked eye, incomprehensible to the mind, and stirring to the soul. We're creating a community of people who see things from a different perspective. Who look through a lens and see a new world. Who capture the images that capture our culture. — https://wayla.com

2010 - 2011

  • Design Strategist

    2010 - 2011

    Responsible for market analysis + insights, strategic planning, leading teams into international research immersions, designing new product and business concepts, and presenting innovation opportunities to clients. Projects spanned CPG, digital platforms, retail environments + experiences, healthcare service design, sports apparel innovation.

2008 - 2008

  • UX Designer

    2008 - 2008

    Activities included conducting user research, experience & interface design, competitive analysis and synthesis to uncover opportunities for client innovation. Projects spanned future browser R&D, medical device UX design, and UX Week strategy + planning.

2007 - 2007

  • Experience Designer

    2007 - 2007

    Activities included conducting user research, wireframing, developing info architecture and analyzing web metrics.

2005 - 2007

  • Analyst

    2005 - 2007

    Responsible for performing detailed investment due diligence, financial modeling, and operations design for portfolio companies across diverse industries.