Harry West

As Professor of Practice in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University, he is building a human-centered design and innovation curriculum, leading innovation, design and entrepreneurship across the school, and is engineering director for the new MBAxMS dual degree program between the business school and the engineering school. As Principal of Invisible Design, he is designing solutions to difficult problems and helping to align - in a meaningful way - the work of creative teams and company strategy. Formerly CEO of frog (now part of Capgemini) and Continuum (now part of EPAM), he is experienced working both with senior executives and with consumers and customers in the field. He has contributed to the design of products and services with ongoing sales of several billion dollars a year and which have won many design awards.

Prior to working in design consulting, Harry was an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT where he taught kinematics and engineering design. He received his BA in Engineering from Cambridge University in 1980, an MS in Technology and Policy from MIT in 1984, and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in 1986.