[SPEAKER SERIES] Jared Zimmerman

​Brown | RISD XR HUB welcomes you to our first Speaker Series event this academic year with Jared Zimmerman! This event will be a fireside chat session where Jared Zimmerman will speak about his career and students can ask questions about his career. Donuts will be provided. This event is capped at 12 students, so please RSVP soon!

​Event Format

​A Q&A session about Jared Zimmerman’s career and advice on how to get into the industry

​About the Speaker

​Jared Zimmerman is the VP, Head of Product Design & Research at Innovaccer, where he leads the development of AI-driven tools to unify patient data and improve healthcare outcomes. His work focuses on streamlining data consolidation, creating intuitive interfaces, and overseeing research to address evolving healthcare needs. He drives innovation by combining strategic vision with hands-on leadership.

​His previous roles have included leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve products across Meta’s portfolio as Senior Director of Product Design; leading design and research at Delivery Hero, the world's largest instant delivery logistics company; managing Google’s Search and voice Assistant products; directing design and research at Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that runs Wikipedia; and bringing AutoCAD to Mac, iOS, and the web at Autodesk.

​Jared has authored more than a dozen patents and defensive publications in the areas of natural language generation, reinforcement learning, recommendation systems, and AR/VR interfaces. He holds degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in fine art photography and graphic design, with an emphasis on robotics and digital media.