James O'Grady
biography :: conference materials
James O'Grady is an associate professor and Director of the
Industrial Design Program at the University of Calgary. He specializes in the
practice and management of design and has practiced, taught, and studied design
and management in Canada, the United States and Great Britain. Prior to joining
the University of Calgary, Dr. O'Grady was Chair of Design and Director of Graduate
Design Management Studies in the School of Art at Northern Illinois University.
His firm, O’Grady Design, specializes in the design of consumer products
and design management programs. Dr. O’Grady has a PhD in entrepreneurship
from the University of Calgary, an MA from the department of Design Research,
Royal College of Art, an MBA from The Ohio State University, a BA from the University
of Guelph in Ontario, and an AOCA in industrial design from the Ontario College
of Art and Design.