Rama Gheerawo is the director of the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design at the Royal College of Art and visiting professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art.
Rama was named one of 2018’s Creative Leaders by Creative Review. He is an international figure within design, business and innovation with nearly two decades of experience in design thinking and inclusive design. He is a serial innovator in the fields of technology, products, services and transport with over 100 projects to his name. He works across government, industry and the public sector with a major client list that includes Samsung, Toyota, Panasonic, Sony, Arthritis Research UK and the UK and Hong Kong governments – training around 500 civil servants for the latter on creativity and leadership. He co-led a redesign of the London taxi, currently one of the most significant projects on the globe, and has instigated and delivered groundbreaking work across a variety of sectors.
