People
The Jacobs Institute is an interdisciplinary hub on Berkeley’s campus, and our diverse team reflects this. From our network of faculty and industry leaders to our in-house team of makers and mentors, we’re here to help you explore all things design. Meet the team.
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Leadership
Eric Paulos
Faculty Director
Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences & Berkeley Center for New Media
William Humnicky
Executive Director
Executive Committee
Ramon Weber
Jacobs Executive Committee
Assistant Professor of Architecture, Department of Architecture in the College of Environmental Design
Danika Cooper
Jacobs Executive Committee
Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning, College of Environmental Design
Amy Pavel
Jacobs Executive Committee
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Kosa Goucher-Lambert
Faculty Director, Master of Design (Acting); Jacobs Executive Committee
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Björn Hartmann
Jacobs Executive Committee
Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Kyle Steinfeld
Faculty Director, Master of Design (On Sabbatical Fall 2025); Jacobs Executive Committee
Associate Professor, Architecture
Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng
Jacobs Executive Committee
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Hugh Dubberly
Lecturer, Jacobs Executive Committee
Thomas (TJ) McLeish
Lecturer, Jacobs Executive Committee
Hannah Stuart
Jacobs Executive Committee
Assistant Professor, Embodied Dexterity Group (EDG), Department of Mechanical Engineering
Program and Technical Staff
Stephanie Bianco
Director of Career Development
Gary Gin
Design Specialist
Cody Glen
Design Specialist
Joey Gottbrath
Senior Technical Director
Janrey Javier
Student Engagement Manager
Aleta Martinez
Administrative Officer
Sabrina Merlo
Senior Director of External Affairs
Chris Myers
Lecturer; Design Specialist
Nicole Panditi
Design Specialist & Student Supervisor Manager
Chris Parsell
Design Specialist
Tyshon Rogers
Assistant Director of Academic Affairs
Erik Sandall
Operations Manager
Evelyn Thorne
Director of Academic Affairs
DES INV Faculty & Instructors
Ling-xiu Zhang
Lecturer
Ahmed Riaz
Lecturer
Elizabeth Glenewinkel
Lecturer
Sarah Fathallah
Lecturer
Kristian Simsarian
Lecturer
Emily Au
Lecturer
Yoon Bahk
Lecturer
Hugh Dubberly
Lecturer, Jacobs Executive Committee
Brian Hinch
Lecturer
Thomas (TJ) McLeish
Lecturer, Jacobs Executive Committee
Chris Myers
Lecturer; Design Specialist
Purin Phanichphant
Lecturer; Design Fellow
Sarah Stillpass Rosenbach
Lecturer
Sudhu Tewari
Lecturer
Floor van de Velde
Lecturer
Industry Advisory Board
Mark Asta
Interim Dean, College of Engineering
UC Berkeley
Tara Bunch
Global Head of Operations
Airbnb
Liam Casey
Founder and CEO
PCH
Bran Ferren
Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer
Applied Minds
Charles Huang
CEO
Indigo 7
Paul Jacobs
Chairman, Jacobs Institute Board
Inventor / Investor
Zexiang Li
Co-Founder, DJI, and Professor
HKUST
Sonita Lontoh
Global Head of Marketing, 3D Print & Digital Marketing
HP
Jack McCauley
President
ROR3 Devices
Jon Sigerman
Co-founder
Summation Legal Technologies, Inc.
James Truchard
Chairman of the Board
National Instruments
David Tyler
Safety, Security, Health and Environmental Planning Manager (Retired)
ExxonMobil
Cher Wang
Chairwoman, CEO, and President
HTC
Yael Zheng
Board Director
Poly and Board Director, Splashtop
Student Advisory Board
Announcement coming soon!In Memoriam
Dave Dornfeld, 1949-2016
Founding Faculty Director