Chris Finlay

Design Director, BIF Student Experience Lab

Chris Finlay oversees work in the BIF Student Experience Lab. Chris came to BIF from New York City, where he most recently served as a managing partner at DMD Experience Design, a boutique innovation consultancy that works with organizational leadership on user-driven product and service development. For most of his career, Chris has focused his work on creating meaningful change in the world by leveraging the power of people, business and design to create innovative products and services. Chris has a BFA in graphic design and advertising from the School of Visual Arts, and a Master of Business and Master of Design in Innovation Planning at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He has also studied at the Culinary Institute of America. Chris has conducted work for the Mayo Clinic, Rocky Mountain Institute, CEOs for Cities, Jhane Barnes Menswear, Maybelline, Time Inc., Steven and William Ladd, OnCure, Hunter Douglas, and the City of Chicago. Chris has also shared his expertise through speaking engagements with organizations such as the University of Minnesota's Master of Health Administration program, Bethel University's NYCAMS, University of Pennsylvania School of Design and the Chicago chapter of the IxDA (Interaction Design Association).