Leadership and Innovation in a Networked World

Diego Rodriguez is a partner at IDEO and leads its Palo Alto Office. He co-leads its global Design for Business group, where he works with clients on marketing and venture design issues. Diego is also an Associate Consulting Professor at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford Unversity (the d.school), where he teaches design thinking classes. Prior to IDEO, he held operating positions at HP and Intuit. Diego earned undergraduate degrees in engineering and the humanities at Stanford, and an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School.

Doug Solomon is Chief Technology Strategist at IDEO. Prior to IDEO, Doug was Vice President of Investments at Omidyar Network, helping pioneer a new approach to investing for social impact. He was also Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Chief Strategy Officer at both Apple and Palm, in addition to holding leadership roles at Interval Research and several technology startups. Doug earned a Masters Degree in International Public Health from the East-West Center, University of Hawaii, and a Ph.D. in Communication Research from Stanford University.