Pratt Design Incubator for Sustainable Innovation
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    Mentorship is a key part of the Incubator's success by sharing their expertise with our participants. PDI mentors work one on one to help participants navigate the process of transforming their vision into a strategic plan. This includes identifying markets, finding partnerships and developing viable products that are socially responsible, environmentally sustainable. We are looking for people with expertise in the following areas:

• Entrepreneurship
• Design and design development
• Engineering
• Lifecycle analysis and materials research
• Design research
• Design manufacturing
• Patents and contracts
• Strategic planning
• Capital Development
• Marketing, promotion and branding
• Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Team building
• Mediation and facilitation
  Our Current Mentors
Gordon Bruce
Leah Caplan
Don Condrey
Ellen Fish
Jere Gradone
Amy Lesen
Nancie S. Martin
Lillian Shieh
Kelly D. Talcott
Jaime Wolf



         
   

 

Gordon Bruce
Principal, Gordon Bruce Design, LLC

Gordon Bruce has been a design consultant for 34 years working and has worked with many international corporations in Europe, Asia and the US - IBM, Mobil, Polaroid, TI, Thinking Machines, Siemens, Porsche Design, NASA, Samsung, OSIM, Lenovo and Changhong. Read more >

 

Leah Caplan
Business Development & Marketing Consultant

Leah Caplan is a Business Development and Marketing Consultant. Her comprehensive understanding of the design profession comes 15+ years experience working for some of the industry's leading branding, product, and graphic design firms; talent agencies; and brands. Read more >

 

Don Condrey
General Manager, Prattstore

Don brings 20 years of experience in retail sales and merchandising to his position at the Prattstore. Read more >

 

Ellen Fish
Executive Director, Friends of Tilonia

An experienced business manager, Ellen has over 20 years experience in developing new business lines in financial information services and other industries. Read more >

 

Jere Gradone
Creative/Business Consultant

Jere's work is to help companies and individuals to be more skilled at seeing the world from different perspectives. An experienced business development and marketing expert turned creative/business consultant, he plays the role of a strategist, motivator and architect of change. His interest is to help people from any industry or profession perform at their highest level. Read more >

 

Amy Lesen
Associate Professor, Pratt Institute

Amy Lesen is an ecologist and educator whose work focuses on the intersections between the sciences and humanities, sustainability and conservation, and the arts, design, and architecture. Read more >

 

Nancie S. Martin
Marketing and Media Consultant

Nancie S. Martin is the former Director of Marketing for Umbra, a worldwide leader in contemporary, affordable products for every room in the home. Martin has also been a senior executive at other internationally renowned companies, including Mattel and Warner Bros. Read more >

 

Lillian Shieh
NEST - the Home Lab

Lillian designs and conducts research to uncover insights about customers' everyday lives, then transforms these ideas into successful products, services, and environments. Read more >

 

Kelly D. Talcott
Partner, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham, LLP

Mr. Talcott is an attorney, who concentrates his practice in intellectual property and technology law, providing legal advice on patent and trademark protection, prosecution, and licensing, as well as on copyright and trade secret protection, to domestic and international entities ranging from well-established public companies to individual entrepreneurs. Read more >

 

Jaime Wolf
Partner, Pelosi Wolf Effron & Spates LLP

Jaime Wolf is an attorney, who specializes in negotiating intellectual property agreements and advising on related legal issues. His broad interests and passionate engagement with pop culture and high art alike have led him to long-term relationships with creative individuals and companies. Read more >

 



         
 
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