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Mike Peng
Mike Peng
Chief Executive Officer, Global
I lead IDEO’s business globally, championing the power of design and creativity to solve the world's most complex challenges.
Design Research
Growth & Innovation
Organization Design
Strategy Design
Talent & Capabilities
Consumer Products & Retail
Hospitality
Financial Services
Healthcare
Media & Entertainment
Ari Adler
Ari Adler
Partner & Managing Director, Cambridge
I spend my time helping clients and teams grow and bring innovative things to the world.
Industrial Design
Experience Design
Digital Transformation
AI & Emerging Tech
Industrial & Manufacturing
Healthcare
Anne Kim
Anne Kim
Partner, London
I lead strategic operations in Europe, where I help clients build resilient and inclusive growth that enables people, the planet, and profit.
Growth & Innovation
Organization Design
Strategy Design
Brand Strategy & Design
Experience Design
Consumer Products & Retail
Hospitality
Industrial & Manufacturing
Food & Beverage
David Kelley
David Kelley
Founder & Partner Emeritus, Global
I founded IDEO because I wanted to work in a creative environment surrounded by people I admire.
Design Research
Industrial Design
Strategy Design
Experience Design
Consumer Products & Retail
Media & Entertainment
Technology
Dan Read
Dan Read
Head of Brand, Global
I oversee all the ways IDEO shows up in the world for our partners and our people.
Design Research
Experience Design
Growth & Innovation
Interaction Design
Strategy Design
AI & Emerging Tech
Media & Entertainment
Mobility
Technology
Heather Boesch
Heather Boesch
Partner, Cambridge
I build trusted partnerships and high-performing, inspired teams to imagine new futures.
Growth & Innovation
Strategy Design
Experience Design
Digital Transformation
AI & Emerging Tech
Consumer Products & Retail
Hospitality
Public Sector
Juho Parviainen
Juho Parviainen
Partner, San Francisco
My passion is creating transformative products, experiences and businesses that accelerate the change we want to see in the world.
Growth & Innovation
Experience Design
Digital Transformation
Interaction Design
AI & Emerging Tech
Media & Entertainment
Technology
Consumer Products & Retail
Kelly Bjork
Kelly Bjork
Partner, Chicago
I bring a deep understanding of brand strategy, identity, expression, user experience, and communications to my work.
Growth & Innovation
Talent & Capabilities
Experience Design
Brand Strategy & Design
Interaction Design
Consumer Products & Retail
Financial Services
Healthcare
Food & Beverage
Lorenz Korder
Lorenz Korder
Partner & Managing Director, London
I lead change and strategy programmes at the heart of large organisations, helping leaders cultivate teams that transform their businesses at scale.
Growth & Innovation
Strategy Design
Digital Transformation
Experience Design
Hospitality
Media & Entertainment
Technology
Consumer Products & Retail
Max Burton
Max Burton
Managing Director, San Francisco
I'm a designer, a builder of teams, and a believer in the power of creativity to make meaningful change.
Design Research
Industrial Design
Digital Transformation
Brand Strategy & Design
Interaction Design
Consumer Products & Retail
Hospitality
Healthcare
Mobility
Industrial & Manufacturing
Matthew Higham
Matthew Higham
Partner, London
I work with leaders and their teams to design new strategies and experiences that enable people to live healthier lives.
Growth & Innovation
Organization Design
Strategy Design
Talent & Capabilities
Experience Design
Healthcare
Media & Entertainment
Technology
Michelle Lee
Michelle Lee
Partner & Managing Director, Play Lab
I drive the growth of the Play Lab’s business, the strength of our partnerships, the delivery of our work, and the growth of our people.
Design Research
Growth & Innovation
Talent & Capabilities
Experience Design
Interaction Design
Play
Media & Entertainment
Climate
Consumer Products & Retail
Technology
Peter Hyer
Peter Hyer
Partner, San Francisco
I am focused on transformation strategy for platform businesses by pushing the edges of media and technology.
Brand Strategy & Design
Digital Transformation
Experience Design
Growth & Innovation
Interaction Design
Media & Entertainment
Technology
Play
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
Partner, San Francisco
I build deep relationships with banking, wealth management, fintech, and insurance clients of various scales and help them grow new muscles.
Growth & Innovation
Organization Design
Strategy Design
Experience Design
Digital Transformation
Financial Services
Media & Entertainment
Public Sector
Technology
Tim Brown
Tim Brown
Chair Emeritus, Global
Through writing, speaking and advising I try to champion the interdisciplinary, multi-faceted nature of design.
Design Research
Experience Design
Growth & Innovation
Industrial Design
Interaction Design
AI & Emerging Tech
Climate
Consumer Products & Retail
Hospitality
Industrial & Manufacturing
Vivian Barad
Vivian Barad
Partner, San Francisco
I work with the food & beverage and CPG industry to find growth opportunities that create climate-positive impact in the world.
Growth & Innovation
Industrial Design
Climate
Consumer Products & Retail
Food & Beverage
Industrial & Manufacturing
Tony Wong
Tony Wong
Partner, Shanghai
I am responsible for IDEO’s long-term success in China and working with clients to use design as a tool to enable growth.
Growth & Innovation
Industrial Design
Talent & Capabilities
Brand Strategy & Design
Consumer Products & Retail
Food & Beverage
Learning & Work
Industrial & Manufacturing

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