Chris Kasabach Explained

Chris Kasabach
Alma Mater:Harvard Kennedy School, Carnegie Mellon
Occupation: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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History & Vision . Watson Foundation.
  2. Carnegie Mellon. 2017. Carnegie Mellon Alumni. Carnegie Mellon Tartan Club. Carnegie Mellon Tartan Club.
  3. Web site: Velazco . Chris . Jawbone Acquires BodyMedia For Over $100 Million To Give It An Edge In Wearable Health Tracking . Tech Crunch . Tech Crunch.
  4. Web site: About. Winterhouse Institute .
  5. Chris Kasabach . Carnegie Mellon Athletics . Carnegie Mellon University.
  6. Web site: Design Thinking in Business: Chris Kasabach . DT Summit 2012 . DT Summit 2012.
  7. Web site: Harvard Design Magazine: Innovate or Perish: New Technologies and Architecture's Future. www.harvarddesignmagazine.org. 2020-01-16.
  8. Book: Cagan, Jonathan. The Design of Things to Come: How Ordinary People Create Extraordinary Products. FT Press. 2011.
  9. BodyMedia, Extreme Textiles: Designing for High Performance Exhibition, Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, spring 2005.
  10. Web site: Leadership . Watson Foundation . Watson Foundation.

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