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] Sandbox Advanced Development with three Carnegie Mellon alumni, and together they co-founded and grew the company into BodyMedia Inc., a wearable health technology pioneer that was acquired by Jawbone for $100 million in 2013.[3] He also currently serves on the board of directors at the Winterhouse Institute,[4] a council of national design education. Previously, he received his BFA from Carnegie Mellon[5] and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School, where he was named Lucius N. Littauer Fellow.[6]
Design Awards
[edit]Chris Kasabach's work has won several design awards,[7] including two International Design Excellence Awards.[8] His work has been exhibited by the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum.[9] He was also a recipient of the Watson Fellowship in 1991, from the foundation he would later direct.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "History & Vision". Watson Foundation.
- ^ Carnegie Mellon (2017). "Carnegie Mellon Alumni". Carnegie Mellon Tartan Club. Carnegie Mellon Tartan Club.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ "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.