DESIGN MUSEUM FOUNDATION - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Partner & Creative Director, Image Conscious Studios
Adam is creative director at Image Conscious Studios, an independent creative services studio that is brand-centric and user-focused, dedicated to creating outstanding branded design solutions across all things digital. He works with clients large and small to meet a constantly changing set of demands using strategic design solutions to solve real-world business problems. Prior to founding Image Conscious Studios, he cut his teeth across various mega-agencies including Digitas & Ogilvy, and several area tech start-ups (back when they were called "dot-coms").
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Director of Human Insights, the Family Room
- Researcher, Strategist
Aidan is a researcher, strategist, and designer who has spent the last ten years helping organizations grow by creating better products and experiences for their constituents. Passionate about designing sustainable, equitable solutions to systemic problems, he loves working with nonprofit and for-profit organizations in the pursuit of delivering meaningful social and commercial impact. With a degree in Industrial and Product Design from Western Washington University, Aidan began his career as an Industrial Designer at Bose Corporation, where he realized the importance of bringing real people into the process of designing the products, services, and systems that shape their reality. Today, he is the Director of Human Insights at The Family Room, a global insight agency that measures how people are changing and brands must adjust to stay relevant.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Registered Architect
- Senior Consult, Intertek
Alan is a registered architect and sustainability enthusiast with over 30 years of professional experience. After spending the early part of his career in traditional design practice, for the past 20 years he has served as a sustainability and building performance consultant for built environment projects throughout North and South America. As a teacher and facilitator, he has conducted workshops and presented at conferences on three continents, and served for over eight years as a member of the U.S. Green Building Council LEED Faculty. Alan currently works as a Senior Consult with the Intertek Building Science Solutions team. In his work and writing, he is exploring the intersections of sustainability, wellness and resilience in the design of buildings and communities.
In addition to serving on the Design Museum Portland Board, Alan also volunteers his time on the boards of Solar Oregon and the Eco-School Network. Although the frequency always seems deficient, he enjoys recreational hiking and biking with his two daughters.
Job Titles:
- Design Director of Strategy Lab, Gensler
Alfred Byun has designed award-winning spaces for some of the world's most innovative technology and creative companies, balancing research, data and analytics with a keen understanding of the human experience to create transformative work environments.
As a Design Director of the Strategy Lab, Alfred's approach is deeply rooted in the notion of co-creation. Guided by an astute and inquisitive nature, he collaborates closely with companies to extract their unique objectives and design creative architectural solutions that embody organizational values, spark team synergy, and enhance workplace experience.
Alfred's expertise in workplace design spans a broad spectrum of project types and scales, from small technology start-ups to large-scale company campuses and flagship headquarters. He has collaborated with such high-profile brands as Reebok, on the relocation of their headquarters to Boston's Seaport District, and Partners HealthCare, on a ground-up new administrative campus in Somerville. A committed future-forward thinker, Alfred partnered with Reebok on a proposal to convert gas stations nationwide into a network of fitness and community hubs, an initiative that garnered coverage in over 35 publications globally.
Alfred is a Visiting Lecturer at Cornell University, his alma mater, and a Think Tank Member with the Design Museum's Center for Workplace Innovation. A leading voice in the latest conversations around Boston's innovation-focused real estate and development market, he is active in industry events around the region, and served as a keynote speaker for the Design Museum's Workplace Innovation Summit.
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Principal
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Independent Exhibitions Manager and Curator
Amanda is an independent exhibitions manager and curator with a special focus on the planning and production of public, accessible, and educational exhibitions. Her work falls at the intersection of art, education, creativity, and equity in relation to civic spaces.
Amanda led the process for We Design within the Design Museum team as Exhibition Manager, researching, interviewing, writing, and leading the Advisory Committee to produce the program.
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Principal, Studio Petretti Architecture
Job Titles:
- Design Portfolio Specialist, Steelcase
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Founder / Director, the Functional Apparel and Accessories Studio ( FAAS ) at PENSOLE X PNCA
Job Titles:
- Founder & Chief Talent Strategist, Yeh IDeology
- Founder & Chief Talent Strategist, Yeh IDeology / Education Think Tank
- Talent Strategist
Angela Yeh is a Talent Strategist, public speaker, and industry expert on talent evolution with over 12,000 followers. With decades of executive career coaching and recruitment experience, she founded Yeh IDeology, a talent strategy consulting firm, that helps employers identify, nurture and cultivate the best talent teams through Talent Strategies, a proprietary methodology developed to align talent to the corporate mission.
Through Thrive By Design, an executive career coaching program, Angela has taught numerous professionals the method to identify their true north in any circumstance at any point in their career, unlocking them from uncertainty so they can rapidly move from surviving to thriving.
Anne Petersen's work spans 20+ years, across user experience design, research, strategy, change management, digital governance, and content strategy. They are currently the Experience Design Lead of the U.S. Web Design System, the core design system of the federal government, they previously led design at digital agencies - including at 18F, a within-government consultancy - as well as in higher education at institutions like Penn State and University of Illinois at Chicago. Anne's mission is to improve lives in large and small ways via beautiful, understandable, and sustainable digital design.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Principal, Director of Workplace, Dyer Brown & Associates
In her tenure with the firm, she has worked extensively on both client projects and marketing initiatives. As a licensed Architect, Ashley has leveraged her passion for client service and design to complete projects ranging from 4,000 to 400,000 square feet. She also currently teaches at the Boston Architectural College as an adjunct faculty member and is a committee member with the Boston Society of Architects.
A native of North Carolina, Ashley is an avid runner, a college football fan (Go Vols!) and a craft beer enthusiast. In her free time, she loves to travel and spends more time on her wardrobe than she would care to admit.
After graduating from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Architecture degree, Ashley relocated to the colder climes of Boston to begin her career at Dyer Brown. In her tenure with the firm, she has worked extensively on both client projects and marketing initiatives. As a licensed Architect, Ashley has leveraged her passion for […]
Job Titles:
- Founder
- Partner
- Founding Partner, HBX Studio
Brittney is a founder and partner of HBX Studio, a demonstrated leader, and active philanthropist. While technically a red-headed step-child, that label has not stopped her from becoming a trusted advisor and designer for some of the top Tech firms in the world. Her designs are home to the likes of TripAdvisor, edX, LogMeIn, EnerNOC and Blackduck Software. She is a former President of IIDA New England and a current board member of The Arthritis Foundation's Oregon Chapter, a member of the Center for Workplace Innovation Think Tank, and the Design Museum's Advisory Council.
When not making out of the box Interiors for her clients, Brittney can be found in the kitchen making her famous chocolate chip cookies while her daughter empties the Tupperware drawer. #mommieproblems
Her mottos include (but are not limited to): "If it was easy, everyone would do it"; "You can have a good day or a bad day, the effort is the same"; The juice is worth the squeeze"; "Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield."
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Perkins & Will, Principal
Job Titles:
- Co - Owner
- Writer, Designer, Small Business Owner
Caleb is co-owner along with his wife, Emily Kanter and her family, and Chief Culture Officer of Cambridge Naturals - a 45 year old natural products retail business with locations in Cambridge and Boston.
Owl, Fox & Dean is his professional consulting work through which he provides strategic capacity to growing and changing companies, creative agencies and teams, and complex multi-stakeholder projects.
Job Titles:
- Member at CoreNet New England Real Advantage
- Senior Manager, Workplace at CBRE
As a strategist, Cerise advises leading organizations on identifying strategic opportunities that speak to broader business objectives, uncovering actionable insights around user needs and behaviors, and providing an overall strategy for real estate, workplace, and the employee experience.
In 2019, Cerise was recognized by Connect CRE Media as one of the Next Generation Honorees, recognizing young leaders in the commercial real estate industry who are likely to be influential for years to come.
Cerise is passionate about sharing her point of view in a mission-driven workplace strategy. She has been honored to guest lecture at Cornell University, Northeastern University, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Suffolk University, and Bina Nusantara University, among other industry engagements.
Cerise currently serves as a committee member at CoreNet New England Real Advantage and Design Museum's Workplace Innovation Think Tank. Cerise holds bachelor and master degrees from Cornell University in Design + Environmental Analysis with a focus on human-centered design, real estate, workplace research, and health & well-being.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Member of the Board of Directors
- President
- Founder of Modern Edge, Inc
- President and CEO, Modern Edge, Inc
As President and CEO, Austen oversees all Modern Edge projects, from client contact through human factors research, design refinement, product and program management, market positioning and customer experience.
Austen brings a rich and diverse background to his company. He maintains a special focus on the roles of culture, politics and geography in shaping human needs, and meeting those needs with responsive product design. He is passionate about designing products that transcend cultural boundaries to enhance the shared human experience.
Charles Austen Angell is the founder of Modern Edge, Inc., a strategic industrial design firm based in Portland, Oregon. Modern Edge is known for original work in the fields of health & wellness, mobility, home products and experiential environments. As President and CEO, Austen oversees all Modern Edge projects, from client contact through human factors […]
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Co - Chair & Marketing Officer at Women With Purpose / Director of Marketing and Student Engagement at Duet
Job Titles:
- Assistant Professor, Merrimack College Designer, Dan Vlahos Design
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Consultant and Former President, OCAC
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Founder
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
Job Titles:
- Project Manager
- Senior Designer
Job Titles:
- Senior Strategist, Well - Being, Workplace Experience, MillerKnoll
Job Titles:
- Managing Director North America, Leesman
Job Titles:
- Director, Enterprise Transformation, Capgemini Invent
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Founding Principal, CannonDesign
Job Titles:
- Senior Director Business Insight and Performance, History Factory
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Founder of W ( HERE ) and Gather & Garner
Job Titles:
- Principal at Silverman Trykowski Associates
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
Job Titles:
- National Workplace Director at Cuningham Group
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Director, Slalom
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder & Chief Product Officer, Upflex
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
Gregory S. Bombard is a trial lawyer focusing on trade secret litigation, business torts, and other complex commercial disputes. Greg represents pharmaceutical, technology, and manufacturing companies in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration proceedings throughout the United States. He regularly represents both plaintiffs and defendants in trade secret cases and related claims. Greg is a frequent […]
Job Titles:
- Communications and Content Associate
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Sustainability Manager, GBD Architects
Job Titles:
- Senior Project Manager, Urban Renaissance Group
Job Titles:
- Director, Experience Design, Wayfair
Job Titles:
- Head of Building Platform Sales, Katerra
Job Titles:
- Engagement Strategist, Bluefire Partners
Job Titles:
- Founder, Content Matters & Associate Director and Assistant Professor at Parsons School of Design
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Project Architect, Richard Brown Architecture / CoEDI
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Marketing Manager, Perkins Eastman
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Service Area CHRO ( Chief Human Resources Officer
Job Titles:
- Principal, Selbert Perkins Design
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Brand & Design, Workhuman
Job Titles:
- Director of Business Development, Continuum
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Designer, Columbia Sportswear Company
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Partner, Opsis Architecture
Job Titles:
- Regional Director, New England, View, Inc.
Job Titles:
- Senior Foresight Strategist, Arup
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- VP, Creative Director, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- Managing Partner
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
Job Titles:
- Head of Design Americas, Signify
Job Titles:
- Industrial Design Professor / Industrial Design Department Chair Massachusetts College of Art & Design
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Principal / Director, at Large Films
Job Titles:
- Founder and President, Content Needs Context
Job Titles:
- Strategic Communications Consultant, Karen Robichaud LLC
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Founder / Owner, League of Women Designers / Merkled Studio
Job Titles:
- Designer, Creative Director, Kate Murphy Design
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Architect, ZGF / AIA, CoEDI
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Co - Founder and Creative Producer, Common Ground Arts
Job Titles:
- Director of Product Management, Form
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Programs Director, Young Audiences
Job Titles:
- Associate Director and Lead for BCG Smart Environments Group
Job Titles:
- Associate Professor of Design, Northeastern University
Job Titles:
- Marketing Communications Director, Electude
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Strategy and Brand Experience Consultant
Job Titles:
- Dealer Business Manager, Steelcase
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Creative Director & Founder, LLM Design
Job Titles:
- Owner and Principal at Leslie Saul & Associates
Job Titles:
- Business Advisor, Creative Leader, and Climate Activist
Job Titles:
- National Real Estate Project Manager, Suffolk Construction
Job Titles:
- Higher Education, Architecture, CannonDesign
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder Workplace and Workforce Strategy, Revise
Job Titles:
- Associate Vice President, Innovation Entrepreneurship Co - Founder, Accelerate at Wentworth
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Government Innovation Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Senior UX Designer
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- CEO & Founder, Krowdsourced
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Partner & Senior Strategist, Future Work Design
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Co - CEO
Job Titles:
- Associate Lead Interior Designer, Taylor Design
Job Titles:
- Manager, Research & Operations, Autodesk
Job Titles:
- Design Director at Gensler
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Senior Associate and Mechanical Engineer, PAE
Job Titles:
- Founding Partner, Principal Staircase Strategy
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Principal, Affection Research Lab
Job Titles:
- Architect, DesignLAB Architects
Job Titles:
- Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate, Graphics & Branded Environments, Unispace
Job Titles:
- Director of Strategic Planning With JLL @ Nike WD C
Job Titles:
- Artist, Designer and Community Builder
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Partner, Essential
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Social Equity Program Manager, Port of Portland
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Design Manager at Gensler / Co - Founder of Diversity in Design
Job Titles:
- Owner, Susan Ryder Design
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
Job Titles:
- Member With the Design Museum 's Center for Workplace Innovation
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Director, Client Experiences, Steelcase
Tom is an experienced Director of Client Experiences with a demonstrated history of working in the furniture industry, skilled in furnishings, negotiation, sales, sales management, and management. Tom has a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) focused in communication from SUNY Albany.
Job Titles:
- Founder and Chief Inspiration Officer, Inspired Purpose Partners
Job Titles:
- Author, the Secrets to Happiness at Work Contributor for Forbes.Com Vice President of Workplace Insights, Steelcase
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Design Operations Consultant Producer
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee
- Community & Customer Experience Consultant / CEO, BOSFilipinos
Job Titles:
- Principal, Analogue Studio
Job Titles:
- Member of the We Design Content Advisory Committee