Bedirhan Cinar

Bedirhan Cinar is an experienced product and digital experience leader currently serving as the Head of Product and Digital Experience at the Ford Foundation since March 2021. Cinar has a diverse background in product management, having held various roles at TED Conferences from January 2012 to March 2021, including Senior Product Manager and product manager for TED's education initiative. Previous experience includes design and teaching positions at Urban Arts Partnership and New Design High School, along with co-founding roles at Roda Magazine and Sweetshop LLC. Cinar's early career involved technical positions, including Application Systems Engineer at Symbol Technologies. Cinar holds a Master's degree in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.