Unreasonable Mentors

Rafael Smith

Senior Designer, IDEO.org

Rafael is an Unreasonable Mentor. Rafael was part of Unreasonable Impact US 2016, and has advised over 11 Unreasonable companies.
Rafa focuses on product and systems design at IDEO.org. A designer and entrepreneur with experience tackling challenges from emergency shelters in disaster zones to agricultural systems in India and Africa, his work ranges from physical products to software applications and systems. Prior to joining IDEO.org, Rafa was lead designer at Solar Mosaic, an online investment platform for clean energy, helping the company enter the market and grow from zero to ten thousand users. As an industrial design consultant, he has created products for manufacturers like Bosch, SunBeam, and Pyrex and founded Uber Shelter, a company designing emergency shelters in Haiti, Venezuela, and Japan.