Lara Cardoso Goulart is an Industrial Designer, educator, and creative strategist with a strong background in design education, product development, and interdisciplinary collaboration. She holds an MFA in Industrial Design from Rochester Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's in Graphic and Product Design from the University of Brasilia. Lara currently serves as Co-Director of the Industrial Design undergraduate program at RIT, where she leads curriculum development, student advising, and alumni engagement. Her teaching spans a wide range of design courses, and she has received multiple accolades for innovative pedagogy. Lara’s professional journey includes founding a children’s creative education startup in Brazil, co-leading a smart coffee maker startup selected for a prestigious accelerator in Rome, and organizing an international study abroad program. Her work blends empathy-driven design, hands-on prototyping, and inclusive teaching practices.