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Dave Muyres is Vice President, Educational Initiatives, for Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. In this position he is the member of the educational leadership team responsible for developing new strategic opportunities for the College. He is currently developing two new programs. The first is an Executive Education program targeting two key audiences: business leaders interested in maximizing the impact of design within their organization; and practicing design managers who want to become leaders within their organization and stay current on the latest design practices. The second new program is Art CenterPro, a framework that will allow industry and governmental organizations to conduct confidential design and research using the broad talents within Art Center.

Mr. Muyres is also directing the Art Center Summit series focused on Sustainable Mobility. The Summit brings together global business, design and governmental leaders to discuss the future of sustainable transportation. The Summit will raise awareness of the significant role designers can play in creating sustainable solutions. One significant outcome of the series will be to help define the future role of a transportation designer and provide input in developing Art Center’s future curriculum and educational initiatives.

Prior to coming to Art Center in 2005, Mr. Muyres was at Johnson Controls Inc. (“JCI”) where he held various management positions across the United States, Europe and Asia and accumulated 6 patents. As Vice President of Design and Consumer Research in Germany, he helped create JCI’s European Design Center, and while in Japan he served as Vice President and General Manager for all Product and Business Development.

Mr. Muyres studied Mechanical Engineering and Philosophy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York and graduated from Art Center College of Design with a Bachelor of Science in Transportation Design.

ABOUT ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN For over 77 years, Art Center College of Design has been a global leader in art and design education whose graduates have inspired change in society by solving problems through design. Art Center offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide variety of art and design disciplines, as well as Public Programs offering design education to all ages and levels of experience. Art Center College of Design is located in Pasadena, California, with classes held at both its Hillside and South campuses.