Bio

Sandjar Kozubaev is a researcher, designer and educator. He currently works at Intuit Mailchimp, a marketing technology company, as lead Strategist & Researcher. Sandjar uses his training and experience in design, digital media, economics and strategy to help people and organizations imagine alternative futures and bring them to life through stories, experiences and artifacts. His expertise also includes design research, participatory design and service design. Sandjar has worked with Fortune 500 companies in the financial services, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, automotive and other industries as well as with late stage start-ups and non-profit organizations.

Sandjar earned a BA and MS in economics from Tashkent Oriental Studies Institute and University of St Andrews, respectively. He has also earned an MBA in Design Strategy at California College of the Arts. He holds a PhD in Digital Media at Georgia Institute of Technology focusing on speculative design and futures. His research and practice in futures and design has been published in business and academic publications and featured at international conferences.