Chris Kasabach
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Chris Kasabach has served the Executive Director[1] of the Watson Foundation since 2011, and is a member of the Foundation's board. He previously co-founded[2] Sandbox Advanced Development with three Carnegie Mellon alumni, and together they co-founded and grew the company into BodyMedia Inc., a wearable health technology pioneer that was acquired by Jawbone for $100 million in 2013.[3] He also currently serves on the board of directors at the Winterhouse Institute,[4] a council of national design education. Previously, he received his BFA from Carnegie Mellon[5] and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School, where he was named Lucius N. Littauer Fellow.[6]
Chris Kasabach | |
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| Alma mater | Harvard Kennedy School, Carnegie Mellon |
| Occupations | Designer, Entrepreneur, Foundation Director |
Design Awards
Chris Kasabach's work has won several design awards,[7] including two International Design Excellence Awards.[8] His work has been exhibited by the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum.[9] He was also a recipient of the Watson Fellowship in 1991, from the foundation he would later direct.[10]