Denise Ramzy

Biography

Denise Ramzy is a designer and educator whose work integrates sustainable, human centered and entrepreneurial approaches to design and business education. She is a teaching professor in design strategy at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, part of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. She also serves as faculty advisor for Medium Design Collective, an interdisciplinary design platform.

Before joining the College of Business, Ramzy was a lecturer in the Department of Design + Environmental Analysis in the College of Human Ecology. Prior to Cornell, she was an assistant professor at Parsons School for Design and interim director of the strategic design management program at Parsons Paris. She has taught studios, seminars and lecture courses for undergraduate, graduate and adult learners at Columbia University, New York University, Parsons and Pratt Institute.

Ramzy’s research and practice bridge multiple disciplines within the built environment. She is the founding principal of Field Dimension, a research and design practice focused on sustainable redevelopment and the intersection of design and business. Her recent work includes Design Diversions, a curated series of design related events launched in 2010 that functions as both a research platform and a community resource.

Earlier in her career, Ramzy worked in the New York office of Pentagram, contributing to architecture, design, brand and strategy projects. She also held project management roles for major organizations, including Columbia University during its campus expansion and Tate Modern during its inaugural year.

Education

MS Columbia University
Master of Industrial Design University of the Arts, Philadelphia
BA Williams College