Leticia Britos Cavagnaro

Leticia Britos Cavagnaro is a scientist turned designer. While earning her Ph.D. in Developmental Biology from Stanford University, her passion for designing learning experiences led her to the Stanford Hasso Plattner Institute of Design in 2006, and she never left. Leticia has created and facilitated a wide range of courses in design, creativity, and innovation, including Advanced Reflective Practice, which she developed for the Stanford MS Program in Design. As co-founder and co-Director of the University Innovation Fellows program, she has empowered thousands of students and educators from over 300 universities globally to be agents of change. Leticia has also worked with corporate and social sector leaders. Her creative methods include the use of emerging technologies to help people grow as self-directed, action-oriented, reflective, and responsible shapers of the future. If she were granted a wish, she would bring her home country of Uruguay a tad closer to San Francisco, California, where she lives with her husband.