Ann is a design researcher with roots in anthropology and journalism. Her portfolio spans the design of HIV prevention products, digital tools to help kids build emotional strength, and the re-design of the US digital immigration experience. Prior to IDEO, she worked for over a decade as a filmmaker and journalist, and received duPont-Columbia Awards for two of her films. Filmmaking taught her how to visually tell stories as well as how to find, edit, and shape them. At IDEO, she does the same thing, taking the raw materials—data, insights, observations—and crafting them into stories that inspire.

Ann holds a joint degree in Anthropology and the Study of Religion from Harvard College. She’s a board member of Noora Health and the Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship, and a past fellow of the Sundance Institute. Ann is an avid traveler, with the Okavango Delta and Tibet among her favorite spots, and an obsessive photographer.

From his time acting in the London Theater to reporting for the BBC and national public radio, Alex has been schooled in figuring out what the audience needs and how best to bring that to life—a story, a show, a presentation. And the lessons he’s learned as a designer at IDEO have taught him even more.

At IDEO, Alex helps clients ground complex design projects in human-centered research in order to address people’s deepest needs. He’s worked with major clients in media, government, financial services, and elsewhere. He also teaches design thinking, storytelling, and research at New York University, The School of Visual Arts, and The New School. Alex studied philosophy at Oxford and trained in classical acting at LAMDA. In New York, he performs improv, plays drums for the city's only improvised rock'n'roll storytelling band, and hosts as many dinner parties as possible.