Joe Gerber

Managing Director at IDEO CoLab

Oakland, California

Overview 

Joe Gerber is currently the Managing Director at IDEO CoLab Ventures in Oakland, California, with a background in user-centered design, entrepreneurship, and strategy. Notable highlights include leading investments in companies like Karma3 Labs and Optimism, and holding previous roles as Director at IDEO Futures and Sr. Product Manager at Fidelity Investments.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Director

    2016 - Current

IDEO CoLab Ventures is invest in early-stage distributed web startups and co-create with them to ship new products and protocols.

  • Director, IDEO Futures

    2009 - 2016

  • Professor

    2012 - 2013

    Teaching "Making the Case" in the Design + Entrepreneur MFA program

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Policy

    2011 - 2012

    Teaching "Design Thinking" at NYU Wagner

  • Sr. Product Manager, Online Strategy

    2007 - 2008

Fidelity is a privately-owned investment manager focusing on a diverse set of customers.

Raised $152,825,000.00.

  • Sr. Research Associate

    2002 - 2005

  • Asst. Scientist

    2000 - 2002

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