Mr Nick Leon, Director, Design London

Nick Leon was appointed Director of Design London from Imperial College’s Tanaka Business School, where he is also a Visiting Fellow and teaches innovation management.

Nick began his career as an industrial designer at IBM, moving from designing products then services, through to developing entire new businesses in his role as Business Development Director for IBM’s Global Services division in Europe.More recently, his work at the Tanaka Business School focused on the impact of information and communication technologies on the social and economic vitality of cities.

Recent projects include: advising the Barcelona City Government on creating an international district for innovation; advising CLM, the London 2012 delivery partner; projects for the Shoreditch Trust, Laing O'Rourke; and research for Cloud Networks who implemented the newly launched WiFi networks for Canary Wharf and the City of London.

He has a BSc (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College, and a Master of Design from the Royal College of Art.