Meet Your Instructors

Learn from IDEO design practitioners and business leaders who draw on decades of collective experience to apply human-centered methodologies to the world’s most complex systemic challenges.

Suzanne Gibbs Howard

IDEO U Founder & Former Partner, IDEO

Suzanne Gibbs Howard

IDEO U Founder & Former Partner, IDEO

Coe Leta Stafford

Partner at IDEO & Executive Design Director of IDEO U

Coe Leta Stafford

Partner at IDEO & Executive Design Director of IDEO U

Tim Brown

Chair of IDEO

Tim Brown

Chair of IDEO

David Kelley

IDEO Founder and Chairman

David Kelley

IDEO Founder and Chairman

Melanie Bell-Mayeda

Former Partner and Managing Director, IDEO San Francisco

Melanie Bell-Mayeda

Former Partner and Managing Director, IDEO San Francisco

Amy Bonsall

Former Senior Design Director of Venture Design, IDEO

Amy Bonsall

Former Senior Design Director of Venture Design, IDEO

Brendan Boyle

Founder of IDEO Play Lab

Brendan Boyle

Founder of IDEO Play Lab

Joe Brown

Portfolio Director at IDEO

Joe Brown

Portfolio Director at IDEO

Deirdre Cerminaro

Former Executive Design Director, IDEO

Deirdre Cerminaro

Former Executive Design Director, IDEO

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Heather Currier Hunt

Former Senior Global Director of Learning & Development At IDEO

Heather Currier Hunt

Former Senior Global Director of Learning & Development At IDEO

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Dwayne Edwards

Former Executive Portfolio Director at IDEO

Dwayne Edwards

Former Executive Portfolio Director at IDEO

Alex Gallafent

Senior Design Director at IDEO

Alex Gallafent

Senior Design Director at IDEO

Sara Kalick

Former Vice President, SYPartners

Sara Kalick

Former Vice President, SYPartners

Ann Kim

Former Director of Health & Well-Being at IDEO

Ann Kim

Former Director of Health & Well-Being at IDEO

Jenn Maer

Former Design Director, IDEO

Jenn Maer

Former Design Director, IDEO

Roger Martin

Strategy Advisor & former Dean of the Rotman School of Management

Roger Martin

Strategy Advisor & former Dean of the Rotman School of Management

Chris Nyffeler

Former Design Director at IDEO

Chris Nyffeler

Former Design Director at IDEO

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Kerry O'Connor

Former Design Director and Business Designer at IDEO

Kerry O'Connor

Former Design Director and Business Designer at IDEO

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Mike Peng

Former Partner & Managing Director, IDEO

Mike Peng

Former Partner & Managing Director, IDEO

Ilya Prokopoff

Partner & Senior Executive Organization Design Director at IDEO

Ilya Prokopoff

Partner & Senior Executive Organization Design Director at IDEO

Iain Roberts

Former Partner & Chief Operating Officer at IDEO

Iain Roberts

Former Partner & Chief Operating Officer at IDEO

Jennifer Riel

Partner & Global Director of Strategy at IDEO

Jennifer Riel

Partner & Global Director of Strategy at IDEO

David Schonthal

IDEO Venture Advisor

David Schonthal

IDEO Venture Advisor

Katie Soven

Former Senior Portfolio Director at IDEO

Katie Soven

Former Senior Portfolio Director at IDEO

Jane Fulton Suri

Partner Emeritus & Executive Design Director at IDEO

Jane Fulton Suri

Partner Emeritus & Executive Design Director at IDEO

Bryan Yuji Walker

Partner and Managing Director at IDEO San Francisco

Bryan Yuji Walker

Partner and Managing Director at IDEO San Francisco

Keith Yamashita

SYPartners Chairman and Founder

Keith Yamashita

SYPartners Chairman and Founder

Bo Peng

Former Senior Portfolio Director, Data Science at IDEO

Bo Peng

Former Senior Portfolio Director, Data Science at IDEO

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Andrea Dinneen

Former Design Director, Data Science at IDEO

Andrea Dinneen

Former Design Director, Data Science at IDEO

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Michelle Lee

Partner and Executive Managing Director at IDEO Play Lab

Michelle Lee

Partner and Executive Managing Director at IDEO Play Lab

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Kate Schnippering

Executive Design Director at IDEO

Kate Schnippering

Executive Design Director at IDEO

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