Ivy Ross
Designer, artist and Google executive
Ivy Ross is an American designer and business executive who has held a design leadership role at Google. She co-wrote Your Brain on Art.
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American Born 1955 in Yonkers, United States
About Ivy Ross
Ivy Ross is an American designer and business executive who has worked at Google since 2014. She first led the Google Glass team at Google X before moving into design leadership for the company's consumer hardware. Earlier in her career she held senior roles at companies including Calvin Klein, Swatch, Coach, Mattel, Art.com, Bausch & Lomb and Gap. She is also an artist, and her metal jewelry is held in the permanent collections of 12 international museums. She has received a National Endowment for the Arts grant, and in 2019 she was ranked ninth among the 100 Most Creative People in Business. With Susan Huganir Magsamen, she co-wrote the New York Times bestselling book Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us. It looks at the science of making and experiencing art, and how art can support health, learning and stronger communities.