Since its inception in 1919, The New School has been at the forefront of progressive higher education, actively supporting individuals in challenging the status quo and promoting positive social change. The Impact Entrepreneurship Initiative builds on
the university's rich history of educational innovation, design-based learning, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Representing just one aspect of The New School's commitment to developing entrepreneurial leaders, the Impact Entrepreneurship Initiative is a collaborative effort involving multiple colleges and encompassing numerous faculty members, deans, and administrators.
The Impact Entrepreneurship Team
- Jen van der Meer, Co-faculty Director and Assistant Professor of Strategic Design and Management, School of Design Strategies, Parsons School of Design
- Rhea Alexander, Co-faculty Director and Assistant Professor of Strategic Design and Management, School of Design Strategies, Parsons School of Design
- Justyna Kedra, Mentorship and Ecosystem Manager
- Filippo Rustichini, Student Assistant, Design and Communications
Our Founders
We would like to acknowledge the founding co-faculty directors, Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo and Michele Kahane, and founding staff director, Elizabeth Werbe, and the many people who contributed to the building of the Impact Entrepreneurship Initiative, including
the following faculty, administrators, and staff:
- Jen van der Meer
- Mary Watson
- Rhea Alexander
- Charles Allison
- Diana Ayton-Shenker
- Suzanne Bostwick
- Dawnja Burris
- David Carroll
- Desirae Colvin
- Merida Escandon
- Francesca Fiore
- Jamer Hunt
- Sujatha Jesudason
- Courtney Malenius
- Dana Martens
- Latha Poonamallee
- Elizabeth Werbe