Professor of Industrial Design & Chief Operations Officer, Design Innovation Institute Shanghai
Srini R. Srinivasan
Prof. Srini Srinivasan is a highly accomplished design educator, designer & entrepreneur in creative design and technology development, with over 30 years of experience in Silicon Valley, the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Presently, Prof. Srinivasan is a Professor of Industrial Design at the Design Institute of Innovation Shanghai (DIIS) and additionally the Chief Operations Officer of the institute. DIIS is a non-profit entity that is focused on Innovation Transformation Engine and helps organisations with design-led strategies. Srini also manages a Produce Design studio at DIIS and hosts product design related workshops.
Presently, Srini is a Senator of WDO (World Design Organization) after serving as its President until Feb 2022. He was the Chair of World Design Capital 2024 Jury and had been promoting WDC to many cities around the world since 2012. He was also the Chair for the World Design Impact Prize 2020. He has been working with its global members to promote sustainability and design for a better world.
Srini is a Founding Board Member of Don Norman Design Award, a non-profit entity set up as a global platform for early-career practitioners and educational organizations to showcase projects that impact society and then, to host an international summit for all groups that are working to benefit society through Humanity-Centered Design.
Srini is also the Founding President of WDO Foundation, a non-profit entity set up to work with Cities, Municipalities and local governments to execute projects that help create a better lifestyle for citizens.
Srini is a visiting Professor of Industrial Design at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. He is also a visiting Professor of Design at Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts (SAFA) where he teaches Industrial Design. He was also an Adjunct Professor (2018-19) of Industrial Design at Tongji College of Design & Innovation, Shanghai, and also a member of its International Advisory Board. In his role as an Advisory Board member, Srini helps and mentors educational institutes and technology start-ups to help them grow.
Srini has been a Keynote Speaker at several Design Conferences across the globe on Innovation & Design topics. He has been the Jury Chairman and Member of the Jury on several well-known Design Awards across the globe. Srini is an active member of IDSA, the professional body for Industrial Designers in the US.
Srini is the Chairman of LUMIUM DESIGN, Inc., a Silicon Valley-based, world-class, award-winning product Design Company that has developed 600+ products in the Consumer Electronics, Medical, Industrial Goods, Security, and Surveillance domains. Lumium has design studios in San Jose (USA) and Ahmedabad (India) to execute creative design projects for global clients.