Ariel Zekelman

Ariel Zekelman is a Senior Product Manager at Amazon since May 2022, focusing on Amazon Glow. Simultaneously, Zekelman serves as a Learning Science Exchange Fellow at New America, engaging in a two-year fellowship centered on early child development. Prior to these roles, Zekelman worked at Osmo from December 2015 to July 2022, holding various positions including Lead Play Designer and Senior Product Manager, contributing to an innovative learning system for children. Zekelman co-founded and designed the tangible programming game Strawbies while at Northwestern University TIDAL lab. Additional experience includes a position as a Teaching Assistant at the Art Institute of Chicago and serving as a Documentary Filmmaker for Yahad - In Unum. Zekelman holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Architecture & Designed Objects with a minor in New Media from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has additional education from Northwestern University.