Jeff Zwerner

My experience connecting physical and digital channels to launch products and build brands is what distinguishes my work. My business acumen has been built through founding and successfully managing an international design agency over nearly 15 years. It has been rewarding to hire talented teams, design and implement processes, and consistently deliver award-winning work for brands that demand the highest level of creativity executed at scale and to perfection. 

As founder and principal of Factor Design, I simultaneously managed business development, recruiting, marketing, sales, program management, and creative delivery. As collaborators, we contributed to the work of talented teams at Apple, Coca-Cola, GE, Google, Nike, Steelcase, Stanford University, and a myriad of startups throughout Silicon Valley. I sold Factor Design to Palm, Inc. in 2009 when I was recruited to lead all outbound marketing, PR, design, and advertising functions as part of a $500 million investment by Elevation Partners.

Since the sale of my agency in 2009, I have chosen to work in-house as a design leader and manager. I define opportunities, build teams, support my peers, and execute broad global initiatives while working directly with some of the world’s most mercurial CEO’s. I have managed modest budgets as a sole investor up to leading the deployment of a worldwide brand and advertising program of over $250 million. 

Honors and Awards
I have been named by Fast Company as one of the Most Creative People in Business in addition to receiving a nomination from my peers for a prestigious National Design Award by the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution. My work and the work of Factor Design have received numerous national and international awards from the Art Director’s Club, Type Directors Club, American Center for Design, Graphis, Communication Arts, Print, Red Dot, International Forum Design Hannover, and How among others.

Jeff Zwerner
My experience connecting physical and digital channels to launch products and build brands is what distinguishes my work. My business acumen has been built through founding and successfully managing an international design agency over nearly 15 years. It has been rewarding to hire talented teams, design and implement processes, and consistently deliver award-winning work for brands that demand the highest level of creativity executed at scale and to perfection. 

As founder and principal of Factor Design, I simultaneously managed business development, recruiting, marketing, sales, program management, and creative delivery. As collaborators, we contributed to the work of talented teams at Apple, Coca-Cola, GE, Google, Nike, Steelcase, Stanford University, and a myriad of startups throughout Silicon Valley. I sold Factor Design to Palm, Inc. in 2009 when I was recruited to lead all outbound marketing, PR, design, and advertising functions as part of a $500 million investment by Elevation Partners.

Since the sale of my agency in 2009, I have chosen to work in-house as a design leader and manager. I define opportunities, build teams, support my peers, and execute broad global initiatives while working directly with some of the world’s most mercurial CEO’s. I have managed modest budgets as a sole investor up to leading the deployment of a worldwide brand and advertising program over $250 million. 

Honors and Awards
I have been named by Fast Company as one of the Most Creative People in Business in addition to receiving a nomination from my peers for a prestigious National Design Award by the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution. My work and the work of Factor Design have received numerous national and international awards from the Art Director’s Club, Type Directors Club, American Center for Design, Graphis, Communication Arts, Print, Red Dot, International Forum Design Hannover, and How among others.