John Rothenberg
Cofounder And CEO at SOSO
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Rothenberg is a design-driven founder and CEO with 13+ years bridging architecture, technology, and storytelling to create connected physical-digital experiences. As Co-Founder and Managing Director of SOSO, an MIT-born studio, he has led strategic partnerships with organizations like Google, Lincoln Center, and Boston Children’s Hospital to deliver award-winning interactive projects. He also founded Colaj, an AI-native classroom engagement platform that strengthens real-time human connection by surfacing comprehension without changing how instructors teach. Trained at MIT in Architecture and Computation, he combines rigorous spatial thinking with product sensibility to solve practical engagement challenges. Recognized by Creative Review and Fast Company and serving on the MIT List Visual Arts Center board, he blends cultural literacy with startup grit. Less obvious: he applies principles from architectural storytelling to design learning systems that prioritize presence and curiosity over flashy tech.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
SMArchS, Architecture and Computation, SMArchS, Architecture and Computation at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Github Skills (5)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (3)
sosolimited/recon_backend
Sep 2012 - Oct 2012
Contributions:49 commits in 27 days
sosolimited/recon_frontend
Oct 2012 - Oct 2012
Contributions:116 commits in 19 days
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