CEO Academy of Design Thinking

Julia is an academic, journalist, design thinker and entrepreneur. She leads the Academy of Design Thinking, helping organizations create innovation skills and capabilities, and adopt a design led culture.

Her career started in academia, with a Ph.D in Linguistics, and moved to journalism, working for the BBC for 17 years as a broadcaster, producer, editor and senior leader. After a gap year of study in Design Thinking Innovation and Entrepreneurship at CSM and London Business School, she co-founded and managed the Future of Work Research Consortium, and founded the Academy of Design Thinking.

Julia has worked with more than 100 companies across a wide range of industries. Julia teaches Design Thinking and Foresight & Strategy at Loughborough University London and Design Thinking Accelerator at Central Saint Martins, University of Arts. She lives in London.