Designers Ivy Ross

Ivy Ross is the Vice President of Design, UX, and Research for the Hardware Products group at Google, which was officially formed in 2016.

Ross has held executive positions with several companies including Calvin Klein, Swatch, Coach, Mattel, Bausch & Lomb, and Gap. A renowned designer, her innovative metalwork in jewelry is in the permanent collections of 12 international museums. Ross has received the prestigious National Endowment for the Arts grant, the Women in Design Award, and the Diamond International Award for her creative designs. She is also a Luminary Scholar at the International Arts + Mind Lab at Johns Hopkins University. Ross has been a contributing author to numerous books including The Change Champion’s Field Guide and Best Practices in Leadership Development and Organizational Change. She was the keynote speaker at Fortune magazine’s Most Powerful Women Summit, and has been cited by Fast Company and Businessweek as one of the new faces of leadership.

Ross’s passion is human potential and relationships. She believes in the combination of art and science to make magic happen and bring great ideas and brands to life.