John Swansey
Professor of the Practice at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School / Adjunct Professor of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Business Economics at Cox School of Business
Biography
Cox School of Business
John Swansey, Co–founder and Chief Design Officer is responsible for engineering the total user experience. Formerly with IBM and Lenovo, he has had many hands-on and leadership design roles including Director of Design and User Experience. He led design for a wide range of commercial and consumer electronics products, including many under the award-winning ThinkPad brand. A Harvard engineering graduate, John received a master’s degree from the Rhode Island School of Design, one of the world’s prominent design institutions. His work has been recognized internationally with over 45 design and innovation awards and 35 patents. John will be creating, testing and refining all aspects of the user experience for TekWear.
Education
- BA,Engineering and Applied Science Harvard University (1978 — 1982)
- Master of Industrial Design Rhode Island School of Design (1985 — 1987)
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