Mina Seetharaman is the Head of New Ventures and Managing Director of IDEO U at IDEO, where she leads strategy for learning, media, and partnership initiatives.

Mina has spent over two decades helping organizations navigate transformation. As Chief Strategy and Creative Officer at The Economist Group, she launched new revenue streams and built the group's thought leadership profile on global stages including Cannes and the World Business Forum. At Gartner, she stood up core product disciplines and standardized processes foundational to launching more than 12 products. Earlier, she co-founded the content marketing practice at Ogilvy and co-led a key account, more than doubling revenue while tripling operating margin.

Across every role, her focus has been the same: building inclusive, high-performing teams and creating value that didn't exist before. She has served on the UN Women Global Innovation Coalition for Change and holds a master's in Journalism from NYU and a BA from McGill University.