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Anijo Mathew is the Head of Department of Art and Design at the College of Architecture, Art and Design of the American University of Sharjah. Prior to this he was a professor of Design at the IIT Institute of Design. His research evaluates new urban experiences enabled by technology, innovation, and media convergence. He recently served as Illinois Institute of Technology’s first Academic Director for Innovation and Entrepreneurship where he worked with the Provost’s office to build strategies and plans with different academic units across the campus to teach a multidisciplinary approach to design and innovation. He is also the founder of Vamonde, a Chicago startup and storytelling platform.

Widely published, Mathew regularly consults on innovation projects with organisations around the world. With companies such as Finablr in the UAE, Godrej in India and the Far Eastern Group in Taiwan, he helps leadership teams identify and execute strategic innovation projects. At IIT Chicago, he designed and implemented the Global Immersion programs where student teams get embedded in companies to work on projects of strategic value to the organisation. These programs have been running since 2011 within companies in India, Brazil, and Taiwan. He has also consulted with Accenture, Hyatt, Motorola Mobility, the Hong Kong Design Centre, Urban Redevelopment Authority [Singapore]/Singapore River One, Gensler, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Artists Coalition, and the Chicago Architecture Foundation. His projects have been exhibited at the National Museum of Mexican Art, the Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago City Hall, and the Chicago Cultural Center.

A native of India, Mathew holds a PhD in computing from The Open University in the United Kingdom, a Masters in Design Studies from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and a professional Bachelor of Architecture from Birla Institute of Technology Mesra in Ranchi, India.