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Andrew Burroughs

Andrew Burroughs

VP of Customer Engagement, Healthy Minds Innovations

andrew@lightsaildev.hminnovations.org

In his work at HMI, Andrew connects to customers and acts as liaison to the product development team. He is a seasoned practitioner of Design Thinking, having led teams in the design of consumer products, award-winning healthcare delivery devices and new services.

He ran IDEO’s Chicago office for seven years, and was named Partner in 2007. Andrew published Everyday Engineering: What Engineers See, a book that gives a glimpse of the world through the eyes of an engineer.

Driven by his passion for sustainability and the environment, Andrew designed several energy-related services, including the creation of a new customer experience for low-income residents, resulting in more on-time payments and significantly lower energy consumption. Andrew lives in Kenosha, WI with his family and sits on the board of the Delta Institute in Chicago.

Education

  • B.S. (Eng), Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine
  • M.Des.(RCA), Industrial Design Engineering, Royal College of Art