About
Elysa Fenenbock has been teaching at the Stanford University d.school since 2008 and most recently launched the d.school’s inaugural course “Forbidden Design: Psychedelic Medicine.” Her creative practice focuses on transformative design, at the intersection of arts, healing, and technology. As Google’s first designer-in-residence, she facilitated human-centered design processes, spearheaded social impact projects and built immersive art installations for transformation. Previously, Elysa worked at IDEO where she developed the Design Thinking for Educators platform. She has served on the advisory board for HATCH, a community of innovators pursuing a more beautiful, sustainable, and just world and holds an Edmund Hillary Fellowship. Elysa is a frequent speaker COnference panelist, and workshop facilitator. Recent appearances include South by Southwest 2024, and Finding Purpose Across the Lifespan: UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center 2023.
Where they work
Open to remote work
Work preferences
Primary role
Service Design
Experience
Late Career (9+ years)
Desired compensation
$225,000
Open to
Preferred company size
- Seed (11-50 employees) employees
- Early (51-100 employees) employees
- Mid (101-250 employees) employees
- Growth (201-500 employees) employees
- Large (501-1000 employees) Mature (1001+ employees) employees
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Last updated April 25, 2026
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