Is the Director of the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute, where she leads the Institute’s programs portfolio, mentors entrepreneurs, and contributes to fundraising, operations, and strategy. Since joining NYU in 2017, Rebecca has designed and led the Institute’s award-winning Startup Accelerator Program series for students, and the Tech Venture Program series for faculty and researchers. Rebecca also spearheaded and leads the Institute’s Female Founders initiatives, launching five new programs aimed at supporting gender equity in entrepreneurship. As a result, since 2017 there has been a 31% increase in engagement from women-founded ventures on campus, and NYU is ranked in the top 10 universities globally for supporting women founders (via Pitchbook University Rankings).

Before NYU, Rebecca was an innovation and sustainability consultant working to build startup ecosystems and spur environmental innovation. Rebecca’s past clients include Adidas, Walmart, Merck, Sanofi, Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Defense Fund, and the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Prior to this work, Rebecca was industrial designer and leader in the New York City sustainable design community, where she co-founded the non-profit O2-NYC. Rebecca has taught entrepreneurship, design and sustainability at Columbia University, the School of Visual Arts, Parsons the New School for Design, and at NYU. Rebecca holds an MBA as well as an MS in Environmental Science from the University of Michigan, and obtained a BFA in Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Design.