Chris Kasabach
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Chris Kasabach | |
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| Alma mater | Harvard Kennedy School, Carnegie Mellon |
| Occupation(s) | Designer, Entrepreneur, Foundation Director |
Chris Kasabach has served the Executive Director[1] of the Watson Foundation since 2011, and is a member of the Foundation's board. He previously co-founded[2] and served as the director of product marketing[3] at BodyMedia, a wearable technology startup that was acquired by Jawbone for $100 million in 2013[4]. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors at the Winterhouse Institute[5], a council of national design education. Previously, he received his BFA from Carnegie Mellon[6] and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School, where he was named Lucius N. Littauer Fellow[7].
Design Awards
Chris Kasabach's work has won several design awards,[8] including two International Design Excellence Awards.[9] His work has been exhibited by the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum.[10] He was also a recipient of the Watson Fellowship in 1991, from the foundation he would later direct.[11]
References
- ^ "History & Vision". Watson Foundation.
- ^ "60 Seconds With". Carnegie Mellon Today Archives. Carnegie Mellon Today.
- ^ Celanto, David. "Innovate or Perish: New Technologies and Architecture's Future". Harvard Design Magazine.
- ^ Velazco, Chris. "Jawbone Acquires BodyMedia For Over $100 Million To Give It An Edge In Wearable Health Tracking". Tech Crunch. Tech Crunch.
- ^ "About". Winterhouse Institute.
- ^ "Chris Kasabach". Carnegie Mellon Athletics. Carnegie Mellon University.
- ^ "Design Thinking in Business: Chris Kasabach". DT Summit 2012. DT Summit 2012.
- ^ "Harvard Design Magazine: Innovate or Perish: New Technologies and Architecture's Future". www.harvarddesignmagazine.org. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ Cagan, Jonathan (2011). The Design of Things to Come: How Ordinary People Create Extraordinary Products. FT Press.
- ^ BodyMedia, Extreme Textiles: Designing for High Performance Exhibition, Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, spring 2005.
- ^ "Leadership". Watson Foundation. Watson Foundation.
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