Joel Obermayer Email & Phone Number

Greater Boston Area

Widen the Circle works with activists in both Germany and the United States who use history and remembrance to promote healing from past injustice and to combat modern bigotry and hate (including antisemitism). Our programs focus on two specific areas: German-Jewish history and the Holocaust; and the legacy of racism in the US:The Obermayer Awards, which for two decades have honored German non-Jews who commemorate local Jewish communities decimated by the Nazis and fight modern… Show more Widen the Circle works with activists in both Germany and the United States who use history and remembrance to promote healing from past injustice and to combat modern bigotry and hate (including antisemitism). Our programs focus on two specific areas: German-Jewish history and the Holocaust; and the legacy of racism in the US:The Obermayer Awards, which for two decades have honored German non-Jews who commemorate local Jewish communities decimated by the Nazis and fight modern antisemitism and bigotry. The Widen the Circle Network in Germany, which brings together community remembrance activists engaged in powerful projects that use remembrance to fight modern prejudice.Widen the Circle’s Berlin Fellowship is a year-long program anchored by a trip to Germany that empowers American remembrance activists ​and thought leaders who are in the midst of some of the most important current issues involving remembrance and historic injustice by connecting them with counterparts in our network in Germany. Together Americans and Germans share knowledge and build relationships that ​amplify their further work. Participants also gain a new perspective on Jewish history and the Holocaust.(Our four-minute film below is a good introduction to our work.) Show less

Dedham Ma

One of four directors of a small family foundation that has helped give birth to Widen the Circle and supports the Obermayer Awards, which are the Berlin Parliament's main formal observance of International Holocaust Memorial Day. The Obermayer Foundation was established by Dr. Arthur S. Obermayer and Dr. Judith H. Obermayer.

Greater Boston Area

- Product Manager responsible for new feature development and squashing bugs for HBP's top corporate learning product Harvard Manage Mentor ($40m+ in sales). Also product owner for mobile-first learning content repository for corporate users- Analyze and define business and technical requirements for developing mobile-first web application- Research, validate, and define product features and enhancements with use cases and Agile user stories- Set product feature prioritization with… Show more - Product Manager responsible for new feature development and squashing bugs for HBP's top corporate learning product Harvard Manage Mentor ($40m+ in sales). Also product owner for mobile-first learning content repository for corporate users- Analyze and define business and technical requirements for developing mobile-first web application- Research, validate, and define product features and enhancements with use cases and Agile user stories- Set product feature prioritization with development scrum team to mitigate risks and release enhancements- Communicate with key stakeholders on feature development, road map issues, and releases Show less

Greater Boston Area

Consulting to startup working to improve financial literacy among Millennials and connect them with the financial services they need. Focused on product development, UX, user testing, and instructional design

Greater Boston Area

PM for organization that supports K-12 school districts in making character skills part of regular curriculum. Created scalable professional development products to engage, motivate, and train teachers to take the first step in engaging with their students in a new way. • Used a user-centric and iterative design process to sidestep key sticking points that often prevent behavior change among teachers. • Developed design concept, wireframes, interaction flows, and related… Show more PM for organization that supports K-12 school districts in making character skills part of regular curriculum. Created scalable professional development products to engage, motivate, and train teachers to take the first step in engaging with their students in a new way. • Used a user-centric and iterative design process to sidestep key sticking points that often prevent behavior change among teachers. • Developed design concept, wireframes, interaction flows, and related requirements, as well as instructional design• Built iterations of web version of product, including supervising off-shore software development team. Show less

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Honed core skills through intensive training program focused on product development and product management, including user-centered design, wireframing, html, and css3, as well as messaging and value propositions for use in technology startups and similar organizations.

Greater Boston Area

Developed prototype for a more user-friendly and online events calendar that uses Vine-style video snippets and is geared toward users with smartphones. Used user-centric design process and guided outsourced software development team. Project included developing concept and prototypes, as well as conducting user testing, and developing relationships for funding and distribution.

Greater Boston Area

Senior consultant/team leader for social innovation consulting firm that competes with places like McKinsey, as well as incubating and developing its own initiatives. Guided organizations to make innovation, testing, and learning part of their organizational model, including new initiatives at two major medical centers as well as various education-oriented organizations. Specialties: launching new initiatives • building relationships • turning strategy into specific objectives and… Show more Senior consultant/team leader for social innovation consulting firm that competes with places like McKinsey, as well as incubating and developing its own initiatives. Guided organizations to make innovation, testing, and learning part of their organizational model, including new initiatives at two major medical centers as well as various education-oriented organizations. Specialties: launching new initiatives • building relationships • turning strategy into specific objectives and work plans • managing case team • facilitating workshops and learning processes • coaching organizational leaders. Show less

Greater Boston Area

Guided redesign initiative for web portal dedicated to teacher professional development at Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) during studies at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Also, led project on HR strategy. CAST uses brain and education research to help students with learning disabilities and to improve education policy.

As freelance correspondent, conceptualized, reported, and narrated stories for national broadcast on Morning Edition and All Things Considered, on issues including economics, technology, and education. As Online Content Producer (summer 2004), integrated NPR special reports into redesigned, CMS-driven website.

Covered public health, medicine, technology, and business. Awarded prize by the N.C. Press Association for articles investigating mismanaged medical practices that led to local health care crisis.

M. Ed., Technology Innovation And Eduction

Master’s program on intersection of media and technology in education and communications, as well as curriculum development. Work focused.

M.S.J, Journalism

Medill School of Journalism

B.A., Math And Philosophy, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa