THE TEAM

Omri Gal

Founder / Executive Director

Omri Gal is a designer and educator who works at the intersection of youth education, sport, and design. He founded Design FC as a Eugene Lang Opportunity Scholar at Swarthmore College, where he studied Peace + Conflict Studies and Psychology.

Omri is also a lecturer and facilitator at the Stanford d.school, where he has utilized the curriculum he developed for Design FC in a variety of different settings. He has taught a course on using design as a tool to visually express issues pertaining to lived experiences and identities, and has facilitated workshops on the intersection of design and storytelling.

Beyond the classroom, Omri has worked for Adidas as a brand communications intern, and currently co-owns and manages Bricolage, a Vietnamese-French restaurant with his family in the heart of Brooklyn.

Oliver Steinglass

Chief Operating Officer

Oliver Steinglass is the Chief Operating Officer at Design FC, where he oversees operations, programs, and strategy. A designer, artist, and educator, Oliver builds accessible and scalable systems designed to empower youth and give them the tools and opportunities to turn their creative ideas into reality.

Since 2020, Oliver has helped grow Design FC from an after school program serving 20 students into a creative movement. He has launched global design initiatives in partnership with professional sports teams and community-based nonprofits, built a creative ecosystem in Chester, PA, and is currently leading the national expansion of Design FC’s school-based programming.

Oliver graduated from Swarthmore College with a degree in Art and Psychology. During college, he traveled the world studying social innovation and entrepreneurship, worked as a technician in the campus makerspace, and was the captain of the Swarthmore soccer team. With years of experience teaching design in classrooms, studios, and stadiums across the country and world, he is committed to revolutionizing creative education through sport and design.

THE BOARD

  • Omri Gal

    Founder / Executive Director of Design FC | Design Lecturer (d.school)

  • Nariman Gathers

    Program Manager @ Google. Lecturer at Stanford d.school, Parsons, Fordham.

  • Dr. Tarika Barrett

    Chief Executive Officer at Girls Who Code

  • Ayo George

    MPP Candidate, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy

ADVISORY COUNCIL

  • Liz Connely

    Co-founder of School for Experimental Education in Design (S.E.E.D) Former Design Education and Growth for adidas.

  • Bruce "Bo" Fields

    Integrated Marketing Manager for Hennessy V.S. overseeing NBA partnership. Former Wieden+Kennedy, Complex.

  • Jyothi Das

    Marketing professional with over two decades of experience including leadership positions at Unilever, LeapFrog, LexisNexis, and Revolution Foods