Ivy Ross

Ivy Ross

Ivy Ross (born 1955)[1] is an American business executive, jewelry designer,[2] and, since July 2016,[3] vice president of hardware design at Google.[4] She has worked at Google since May 2014; prior to being appointed VP of hardware design, she led the Google Glass team at Google X.[5][6] Ross's metal work in jewelry design is in the permanent collections of 12 international museums, including the Smithsonian in Washington D.C.[7] One of few recognized fine artists to successfully cross over into the business world, Ross is also a keynote speaker[8] and a member of several boards, and has been hailed as a “creative visionary” by the art world.[9] In February 2019 she was named one of the 15 Most Powerful Women at Google by Business Insider.[10] In July 2019 she was named #9 on Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business.[11] Ivy is the co-author of the New York Times bestselling book Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us with Susan Huganir Magsamen.[12] This book shares the science behind humanities birthright - to make and behold art and its power to amplify physical and mental health, learning and build stronger communities.

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  2. ^ "Ivy Ross by Cool Hunting, June 2011". Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  3. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossivy/ [self-published source]
  4. ^ "Interview: Ivy Ross, Google's Head of Hardware Design". 24 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  5. ^ "BBC News Technology "Google Glass appoints Ivy Ross as new head", May 2014". BBC News. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  6. ^ Bloomberg Businessweek Executive Profile[dead link]
  7. ^ "Smithsonian American Art Museum Collections". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
  8. ^ "Ivy Ross at TedXRVA 2013". YouTube. 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  9. ^ "Art Daily News "Creative Visionary Ivy Ross Joins Art.com"". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  10. ^ Bastone, Nick. "The 15 most powerful women at Google". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  11. ^ "Meet Ivy Ross, one of Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People 2019". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  12. ^ "Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us". Penguin Random House. Retrieved April 4, 2023.