Mateo Neri

BIOGRAPHY

Mateo is a serial entrepreneur and award winning designer. While attending college in the early ''90s, Mateo co-founded COW, a pioneering interactive agency. Its clients included Fortune 1000 companies. Thereafter, Mateo went on to start several software companies as well as a non-profit organization. Recently, Mateo co-founded Art Center College of Design''''s Entrepreneurial Initiative DOT Launch, to empower design entrepreneurs.

EDUCATION

B.A. Art Center College of Design 1993 Graphics/Packaging
A.S. Cabrillo College 1984 Solar Energy Technologies

WORK INCLUDES

www.ideapiphany.com
co-founder
www.ideapow.com
co-founder

CLIENTS INCLUDE

Boeing, Champion International Papers, Charles Schwab, Coca-Cola, Creative Artist Agency, Disney, Imagine Television, Intel, International Olympic Committee, Kingston Technology, Mercedes-Benz, Motorola, Mp3.com, NEC, Nike, Old Castle Glass, State of Florida, Tetra-Pak, Sun Microsystems, Wells Fargo.

AWARDS INCLUDE

Mateo has received over 26 awards of excellence including The Edison Award for Social Impact for his work on Soyu Naturals, a beverage brand that uses spinformation to educate and empower youth; and, is the recipient of the first Clio ever awarded in interactive.

PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE

Mateo''''s accomplishments have been featured in over 30 articles in various magazines and publications, including The Wall Street Journal, New York and Los Angeles Times, and ID, How Magazine, CA, and has been a guest speaker at renown design conferences. He holds 4 patents for his online product that remains in the market and used by one of the top international building products company.

CLASSES

Adv Prod Design 2
Business 101 (ent/Film)
Business 101 (graphics)
Business 101 (illustration)
IS:Take Prodct Idea to Markt
Insights
Open Innovation
Take Product/Idea to Market