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Judd Morgenstern
Managing Partner at PARTNERS RESOLUTE
New York, New York
Overview
Judd Morgenstern is a Co-Managing Partner at PARTNERS RESOLUTE, specializing in Design Thinking and Venture Investing. With a background in user experience design and a track record of investing in successful companies like Reddit and Tesla Motors, Judd's expertise spans across sectors including Education, FinTech, and Future of Work.
Highlights of Judd's career include founding Wayla and investing in a diverse range of companies from Epic Games to Palantir Technologies, showcasing his ability to combine design strategy with successful venture investments in various industries.
Work Experience
Co-Managing Partner
2015 - Current
Partners Resolute manages a series of investment partnerships including Resolute Partners, Resolute Alternative Partners, Resolute Venture Partners, and Seed—Resolute.
Resolute Alternative Partners and Resolute Venture Partners (early-stage)
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.
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
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.
IA Collaborative is a global design and innovation consultancy that provides business strategy services.
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.
Adaptive Path helps organizations develop product concepts through experience strategy and deliver those through designs.
Experience Designer
2007 - 2007
Activities included conducting user research, wireframing, developing info architecture and analyzing web metrics.
Arc Worldwide offers digital communications, direct and database marketing, promotions, and shopper marketing services.
Analyst
2005 - 2007
Responsible for performing detailed investment due diligence, financial modeling, and operations design for portfolio companies across diverse industries.
Valor Equity Partners is an operational growth investment firm that focuses on growth companies across various stages of development.
Education
MDes + MBA
2007 - 2009
Investments
Latest Articles
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The “A-B-Cs” of Behavioral Design for Startups
Talks about Psychology, Behavioral Economics and Cognitiveergonomics
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Make the bed you lie in
Talks about Productivity, Life Lessons and Lifehacks
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I wonder if the Diffusion of Innovation theory works in reverse — that is, if the…
Talks about Innovation, Theory and Technology