Jules Pieri

Jules Pieri is co-founder and CEO of the product launch platform The Grommet. The company’s “Citizen Commerce” platform is reshaping how consumer products get discovered, shared, and bought. Jules started her career as industrial designer for technology companies, and was subsequently a senior executive for large brands such as Keds, Stride Rite and Playskool. Daily Grommet is her third startup, following roles as VP at Design Continuum and President of Ziggs.com. She completed her undergrad degree, summa cum laude, at the University of Michigan and people tell her she is the first designer to graduate from Harvard Business School. Jules is frequently tapped to speak on consumer trends and technologies, design thinking, and entrepreneurship and has done so at many institutions such at HBS, SCAD, and MIT, and at conferences such as SXSW, and in media outlets like the TODAY show, NPR, and FOX. She is an Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard Business School. She was named a 2012 Tech Luminary by Mass High Tech. She writes a personal blog on these subjects at: www.jules.dailygrommet.com, and she Tweets at @julespieri