David Kelley

David Kelley

David Kelley, founder and chairman of IDEO, is a California-based entrepreneur, educator, designer, and venture capitalist. David has been recognized as one of America’s leading design innovators through his membership with the National Academy of Engineering, as well as the Chrysler Design Award and National Design Award in Product Design from the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. At Stanford University, he is the Donald W. Whittier chaired professor in the school’s innovative Product Design program and creator of the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, also known as the “d.school.” Preparing the design thinkers of tomorrow earned David the Sir Misha Black Medal for his “distinguished contribution to design education.” David has also won the Edison Achievement Award for Innovation.

Topics David speaks on:

  • Design Thinking
  • Education
  • Human-Centered Design

Prior speaking engagements:

March 2007, Intel Core Processor Challenge, juror

August 2006, “Design and Innovation,” ZeroOne San Jose Festival

July 2005, AO Innovation Summit, keynote

May 2005, presentation about Stanford d. School, PARC

October 2004, The Power of Play, Stanford University’s 5th annual Engineering Day, host

Published works:

February 2009, "A Designer Takes On His Biggest Challenge Ever," Fast Company

June 2007, “Bright Ideas,” The San Francisco Chronicle

May 2007, David Kelley: The future of design is human-centered, TedTalks

September 2006, “The Deans of Design,” US News

September 2006, “A Mind Map from IDEO’s David Kelley,” BusinessWeek

2005, Sir Misha Black Medal recipient

July 2005, Q&A, BusinessWeek

March 2005, “School of Bright Ideas,” Time magazine

May 2004, “The Power of Design,” BusinessWeek