Team

Meet the makers.

Overview

We asked our team to choose a piece of art that represents them. From Caravaggio to Emigre, from Swiss modernism to Memphis chaos. Different backgrounds, different influences, same high standards.

We asked our team to choose a piece of art that represents them. From Caravaggio to Emigre, from Swiss modernism to Memphis chaos. Different backgrounds, different influences, same high standards.

Alex Athanasiou

Audience & Partnerships

Alex Blumfelder

Managing Director

Antonia Lazar

Program Director

Arielle Kroloff

Associate Director, Strategy

Brian Collins

Co-Founder, Designer

Claire Banks

Program Director

Daniel Ferro

Senior Designer

Dilayla Solorzano

Office Assistant

Drea Isasi

Senior Program Manager

Eigo Cong

Creative Technologist

Elizah Van Lokeren

Executive Operations Associate

Eric Park

Senior Motion Designer

Eron Lutterman

Audience & Partnerships

Evan White

Associate Designer

Hayden Zellers

Program Director

Jae Jeon

Senior Designer

Jaeyou Chung

Senior Designer

Jeremie Wimbrow

Design Director

Jessica Lai

Associate Designer

John Choi

Senior Motion Designer

Jonathan Katav

Design Director

Katie Branham

Accounting Assistant

Katya Watkins

Director, Resourcing

Kim Unger

IT & Systems Director

Klaudia Gladysz

Senior Director of People Ops

Leland Maschmeyer

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer

Lucas Howard

Senior Program Manager

Madeleine Carrucan

Associate Creative Director, Story

Mason Lin

Designer

Mimi Jao

Designer

Mina Son

Associate Designer

Morgan Light

Design Director

Nicholas Fearnley

Design Director

Nicole Cousins

Designer

Owen Oh

Associate Designer

Rebecca Smith

Financial Analys

Rik Ito

Chief Financial Officer

Rohan Rege

Senior Designer

Rory King

Design Director

Sam Eliot

Engagement Director

Selina Wu

Designer

Sergio Lairisa

Designer

Steffi Katz

Business Strategist, Associate

Stephen Dalton

Creative Director, Story

Taamrat Amaize

Chief Strategy Officer

Tom Elia

Executive Creative Director, Story

Vasavi Bubna

Associate Designer

Gatherings

World Economic Forum x COLLINS

Since 2008, COLLINS has engaged with the World Economic Forum in conversations about how design influences global policy and societal transformation. Co-founder Brian Collins became the first graphic designer invited to participate at Davos, later serving on the Global Agenda Council on Design and Innovation within the Forum's network of 88 specialized working groups.

This relationship continues today with Co-founder Leland Maschmeyer's selection as a Young Global Leader in 2020, joining a community of global changemakers under 40.

Through both the Global Agenda Council on Design and Innovation and the Young Global Leaders community, COLLINS has contributed to integrating design thinking into frameworks and agendas. These have included:

Design Innovation Policy

Creating frameworks for design integration across global communities.

Moderating Complex Dialogues

Guiding dialogues in climate change.

Designing Water’s Future

A project among COLLINS, Circle of Blue, and the World Economic Forum to mobilize the global design community in addressing the growing water crisis through accessible filtration systems for underserved communities

The Global Agenda Council's work helped advance design as essential to addressing societal challenges within international policy discussion. As the Council evolved into today's Network of Global Future Councils, COLLINS' contributions continue to influence how global leaders understand design's role in addressing humanity's most pressing challenges.