AMD'11 | General Manager, District Hall | Co-Principal, Roxbury Innovation CenterNicole Fichera
Nicole Fichera is the General Manager of District Hall, a civic gathering space for innovators–the first building of its kind in the world. Nicole’s background is in integrated architecture and economic development. Her work centers around the powerful role that space plays in supporting and amplifying human and economic potential.
Nicole currently works for the Venture Café Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building connections in the innovation community. In addition to her work at District Hall, Nicole is the Co-Principal of the Roxbury Innovation Center, a new program in the heart of Dudley Square focused on providing space and programs to support local entrepreneurs and innovators.
Previously, Nicole was the Innovation District Manager for the City of Boston, managing the City’s initiative to transform 1000 acres of underdeveloped land on the South Boston Waterfront into an urban environment that fosters innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration. Nicole also worked as a designer at Hacin + Associates, an award-winning boutique architecture and interior design firm in Boston’s South End, where her work ranged from high end residential interiors, startup offices, mixed-use buildings, urban master plans, graphic design and styling. Nicole was on the design team for District Hall and has designed many spaces for creativity and collaboration. Nicole studied architecture at Northeastern University, and is fascinated by the connection between innovation and place.
In addition to her work in design and urban innovation, Nicole is a singer and songwriter. Nicole’s process for making music is deeply connected to learnings from other parts of her career: from design and architecture, and from working to support creative entrepreneurs and innovators. She ran a successful crowdfunding campaign in Fall 2015 to raise funds to record a full studio album, which is in production now and will be released in Spring 2016.