design Experts

David Ostrov

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Dr. David Ostrov is an expert on immunology, structural biology, and drug discovery in the areas of cancer therapeutics.

DeAnna Leitzke, P.E., Ph.D.

Chair, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management DepartmentMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. DeAnna Leitzke is an expert in higher ed leadership and focuses her work on academic program partnerships and program innovations.

Ian Chodikoff

Founder and DirectorFora Strategic Planning Inc.

Founder and Director of a trust-based urban consultancy that helps clients see the invisible opportunities in their urban environments.

Candice Odgers

Professor Psychological ScienceUC Irvine

Candice Odgers is a developmental psychologist who studies adolescents’ mental health and development.

David Woods

Professor, Integrated Systems Engineering | College of EngineeringThe Ohio State University

Releasing the adaptive power of human systems & innovating at the intersections of people, technology and work

Sandy Jap

Sarah Beth Brown Professor of MarketingEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Global expert on partnering relationships, B2B routes-to-market, omnichannel, franchise, and ecommerce management

Bahram Javidi, Ph.D.

Board of Trustees Distinguished ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

A professor of electrical and computer engineering, Javidi also leads the Multidimensional Optical Sensing and Imaging Systems (MOSIS) Lab.

Lorynn Divita, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Apparel Design and MerchandisingBaylor University

Leading fashion researcher who focuses on fashion forecasting, trend contagion & textile, apparel & retail industry topics

Mark Reale

Director of Interface DevelopmentINTERSECT

Mark focuses on the Interface Engineering and Performance Optimization for products using web technologies.

Martin Kang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University