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Who you’ll learn from

As internationally-acclaimed design leaders and experienced educators, our instructors bring a wealth of expertise and extensive experience in the design industry. They truly understand design leaders’ unique challenges and are passionate about supporting them on their leadership journey with cutting-edge content tailored to their needs.

Doug Powell

Executive Design Leader, formerly IBM & Expedia

Tiffany Chen

Design and Strategy Leader, formerly IDEO

Andy Polaine

Design Leadership Coach, formerly Fjord

Peter Merholz

Independent Design Consultant

Garen Kouyoumjian

Consultant & Educator, formerly McKinsey

Kim Dabbs

Global VP of Impact, Steelcase

Tey Bannerman

AI Strategy, Product & Design Leader, Ex McKinsey-Partner

Alice Katter

Work Culture & Community Consultant

Lena Kul

Founder of Recruiting Agency ku:l

Venessa Bennett

Global UX Director at Dye & Durham

Jose Coronado

Design and Operations Executive

Pernilla Johansson

VP and Head of UX Design, Digital and IT, Volvo Group

Michael Tam

Global Executive Design Leader, ex-IBM, ex-Preface.ai

Brian Rice

Founder of Rice & Co Design, former Chief Design Officer at 3M

Marzia Aricò

Strategic Design Leader and consultant

Jason Mesut

Design Leadership coach

Shen Liu

Founder Circle, former Director BMW Design

Van Nguyen

Head of Transformation at the Royal Academy of Arts

Chris Novak

Founder of Unexpected By Design, former Head of Design at Xbox

Tanarra Schneider

Founder of Rebel 75 Design, formerly MD at Fjord and Accenture Strategy

Our courses

See how our expert-led courses can help you grow in your leadership journey. 

Our courses

See how our expert-led courses can help you grow in your leadership journey. 

Leadership Studio 01

Leadership Studio 02

Elevating Your Design Team

Expanding Organizational Influence

Leading Beyond Design

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