Erik Olesund
UX Research Director at the New York Times | Adjunct Professor at Columbia | Previously: Instagram, Thumbtack, Stanford d.school
- Role
- Advisor at Listen Labs
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Erik Olesund
User experience research for News and Audio at The New York Times. I bring insights about readers and listeners to the product, marketing, and editorial teams so that they, together, can create intuitive experiences with incredible content. At Columbia University I teach a class on \"Data Driven Design For Social Innovation\".Previously, I worked at Instagram building products for creating short-form videos and at Thumbtack, an online marketplace for local services. Prior to that I co-founded Collective Capital, a small consulting firm, and was on the faculty at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford (the d.school).To see more of my work visit
Experience
Advisor
Nov 2025 — Present
Education
Stanford University
Master of Science (MSc), Management Science & Engineering
2012 — 2014
North Park University
Exchange program, Public speaking, video production, and other creative courses.
2008 — 2008
Chalmers University of Technology
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Industrial Engineering and Management
2009 — 2012
Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola
English and International Relations
2007 — 2008
Skills
- Environmental Economics
- Project Management
- Creative Strategy
- Nonprofit Technology
- Research
- Design Thinking
- Start-Ups
- Video Production
- Inspiration
- Public Relations
- Strategy
- Radio Producing
- Entrepreneurship
- Environmental Journalism
- Public Speaking
- Indesign
- Improvisation
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