John Maeda on the Importance of Building a Community
Currently a design partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, John Maeda previously led the Rhode Island School of Design as its 16th president, 2008 – 13. For 12 years before that, he served as professor and associate director of research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Laboratory. This intrepid innovator honed his skills as a researcher and software engineer at the International Media Research Foundation, 1990 – 96. Currently Maeda serves on the board of directors of Sonos, Inc. and Wieden+Kennedy. He also chairs the eBay Design Advisory Council. Maeda received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from MIT, an MBA from Arizona State University, and a doctorate in design science from the University of Tsukuba Institute of Arts and Design in Japan.
Currently a design partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, John Maeda previously led the Rhode Island School of Design as its 16th president, 2008 – 13. For 12 years before that, he served as professor and associate director of research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Laboratory. This intrepid innovator honed his skills as a researcher and software engineer at the International Media Research Foundation, 1990 – 96. Currently Maeda serves on the board of directors of Sonos, Inc. and Wieden+Kennedy. He also chairs the eBay Design Advisory Council. Maeda received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from MIT, an MBA from Arizona State University, and a doctorate in design science from the University of Tsukuba Institute of Arts and Design in Japan.