Dr. Kristi Woolsey

Biography

Kristi Woolsey joined Carnegie Mellon University in 2018 as an adjunct professor at the Integrated Innovation Institute. She is a consultant, designer, and future strategist focusing on identifying behavioral patterns that emerge in response to new technologies. In her role at Boston Consulting Group, she designs future customer and employee experiences in both physical and digital spaces. Kristi began her journey in academia researching the influence of physical space on behavior. After leaving academia, she launched her own firm, which provided Architecture, Interior Design, and Construction services, quickly becoming the largest woman-owned firm in the west by 2001. Recognizing that workplace transitions are driven by changes in technology, she shifted her focus to consulting in 2006, helping companies understand workplace strategy in a changing future environment. In 2014, Kristi joined MAYA Design, a technology innovation firm, which allowed her to respond to trends merging digital and physical spaces. In 2017, BCG acquired MAYA, giving Kristi the opportunity to support BCG’s digital agile transformation work with some of the largest companies in the world. She has been interviewed and quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Bloomberg, and has taught at various institutions including Arizona State University, UCSD Rady School of Management, SCI-Arc Los Angeles, University of Maryland, and UT Austin.

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