Jeff Mekler

Jeff Mekler is an accomplished engineer and product leader with extensive experience across various high-profile technology companies. Mekler's professional journey includes roles as a Mechanical Engineer intern at IDEO, an Aerospace Engineering intern at BAE Systems, and as a User Experience Designer at GE - MIT VehicleForge. Mekler has also served as Project Lead & Senior Product Design Engineer at Essential, focusing on designing and commercializing products across multiple industries, and held a Product Management Lead position at Casper, where efforts centered on developing connected sleep products. Currently, Mekler is Product Lead for AR Wearables at Meta and will transition to a new role as Product Lead for AI Smart Glasses in January 2025. Academic credentials include a BS in Aerospace Engineering and a dual MS in Mechanical Engineering and Technology & Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, along with professional development in Product Management from Stanford University.