Debbie Millman

Debbie Millman has been in the design business for 23 years fulfilling her dream of working in branding and furthering the meaning, purpose and stature of brands in our culture. Millman is a managing partner and president of the design division at Sterling Brands, the largest independent brand consultancy in the country. She has been there for 11 years where she has led long-term partnerships with global clients including Gillette, Kraft, Nestle, Pepsi, Campbell's, Johnson & Johnson, Glaxo-Smithkline, Pfizer and Unilever.

For 12 years, Millman also worked as the creative director for Emmis Broadcasting's Hot 97, where she helped transform the image of the radio station from a dance music format to the vibrant, hip-hop station it currently is.

Millman is an author on the design blog Speak Up, which was included in the 2006 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Triennial. She is also a regular contributor to Print magazine, and teaches Creative Leadership at the School of Visual Arts. In 2005, she began hosting the first live weekly radio talk show about graphic design on the internet. The show is titled "Design Matters with Debbie Millman," and it is featured on the Voice America Business Network and as podcasts on iTunes. She frequently lectures on the virtues of brands and authenticity. She believes that the condition of brand reflects the condition of our culture and is bound and determined to further the causes of brand consultants everywhere.

In May 2006, Millman completed her term as secretary, treasurer and sponsorship chair of the New York board of AIGA, where she worked to raise money for the chapter, participated in many of the chapter's events and served as a mentor at the High School of Art and Design. She attended the inaugural AIGA Harvard Business School program "Business Perspectives for Design Leaders" in 2003. She was on the board of the AIGA Center of Brand Experience from 1998–2002, and in 2005 she presented the Corporate Leadership Award at the AIGA Design Legends Gala.

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