Cheryl Heller

Cheryl Heller Author, The Intergalactic Design Guide; President, the Measured Lab Chair, MFA Design for Social Innovation, SVA New York, New York Connect Connect with Cheryl Heller The Measured Lab RMIT University See contact info 500+ connections Cheryl Heller is the Founding Chair of the first MFA program in Social Design at SVA, President of the Measured Lab and founder of the design lab CommonWise. She created the first design department in a major advertising agency. As a strategist, she has helped grow businesses from small regional enterprises to multi-billion global market leaders, launched category-redefining divisions and products, reinvigorated moribund cultures, and designed strategies for hundreds of successful entrepreneurs. Heller is a recipient of the AIGA Medal for her contribution to the field of design and a Rockefeller Bellagio Fellow. She has taught creativity to leaders and organizations around the world. Her book, The Intergalactic Design Guide: Harnessing the Universal Creative Energy of Social Design, was recently published by Island Press. Her clients have included Ford Motor Company, American Express, Reebok, Mariott International, MeadWestvaco, StoraEnso, the Arnhold Institute for Global Health, Medtronic, Mars Corporation, Discovery Networks International, Herman Miller, Bayer Corporation, Seventh Generation, L’Oreal, Elle Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, The World Wildlife Fund, Ford Foundation, Lumina Foundation, The Graduate Network and the Girl Scouts of America. Heller is the former Board Chair of PopTech, and a Senior Fellow at the Babson Social Innovation Lab. She created the Ideas that Matter program for Sappi in 1999, which has since given over $13 million to designers working for the public good, and partnered with Paul Polak and the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum to create the exhibit, “Design for the Other 90%.” She is currently working on her Ph.D at RMIT University in Melbourne. Show less Show less of Cheryl’s summary Experience The Measured Lab President Company NameThe Measured Lab Dates EmployedSep 2016 – Present Employment Duration2 yrs 8 mos LocationNew York City The Measured Lab is dedicated to evaluating the impact of social design on complex human problems. MFA Design for Social Innovation Chair Company NameMFA Design for Social Innovation Dates Employed2010 – Present Employment Duration9 yrs Founded by Cheryl Heller, MFA Design for Social Innovation at SVA is the first MFA program of its kind. Students have come from twenty three countries, alums are working in multi-national corporations, global NGOs, creative consultancies and as founders of their own enterprises.... See more DESIGN FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION DESIGN FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION Babson Social Innovation Lab Senior Fellow Company NameBabson Social Innovation Lab Dates EmployedSep 2013 – Present Employment Duration5 yrs 8 mos LocationBabson College CommonWise Partner Company NameCommonWise Dates Employed2000 – Present Employment Duration19 yrs LocationNew York, Indianapolis CommonWise is an innovation lab that designs and scales ethical new products, services and businesses. It is comprised of partners with diverse expertise in research, strategy, communication design, interaction, service and product design, game mechanics, prototyping and implementation. We work across the private, public and social sectors in ed... See more Lumina Foundation Advisor Company NameLumina Foundation Dates Employed2013 – 2016 Employment Duration3 yrs PopTech Board Chair Company NamePopTech Dates EmployedJan 2010 – Jan 2015 Employment Duration5 yrs 1 mo Unreasonable Institute Mentor Company NameUnreasonable Institute Dates Employed2011 Employment Durationless than a year Siegel & Gale Executive Creative Director Company NameSiegel & Gale Dates Employed1994 – 2000 Employment Duration6 yrs Wells, Rich, Greene Executive Creative Director Company NameWells, Rich, Greene Dates Employed1990 – 1994 Employment Duration4 yrs Heller Breene Advertising and Design CEO Company NameHeller Breene Advertising and Design Dates Employed1986 – 1990 Employment Duration4 yrs Heller Breene CEO Company NameHeller Breene Dates Employed1986 – 1990 Employment Duration4 yrs Show fewer experiences Education RMIT University RMIT University Degree NamePh.D Candidate Field Of StudyDesign Dates attended or expected graduation 2017 – 2019 Goddard College Goddard College Degree NameMFA Field Of StudyCreative Writing Dates attended or expected graduation 2014 – 2016 Harvard Design Leadership Program Harvard Design Leadership Program Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio Wesleyan University Degree NameBFA Field Of StudyEnglish, Fine Art School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston