Meet Us – Design for Extreme Affordability

Stuart Coulson

Lecturer in Management (Graduate School of Business), Adjunct Professor (d.school)

Stuart is the lead Professor of the Extreme course, where he focuses on the business model design and implementation planning aspects of the class.

Marlo Kohn

Associate Director of the Product Realization Lab, Lecturer (Mechanical Engineering)

Marlo is excited to work with students as they develop and practice the tools of physical prototyping in service of their innovative work in the course.

Manasa Yeturu

Design Lecturer, d.school

Manasa has over 10 years on the ground experience designing social impact service solutions in developing economies, which she brings to the innovation curriculum of Extreme.

Naita Saechao

Associate Director

Naita manages course operations, partner engagement and is responsible for ensuring all the students receive a rich education.

Koffi supports students in the implementation phase of their projects - particularly through management of the Social E and Design Lab programs which provide funding and mentorship for teams continuing after the course.

Emeritus Teaching Team Members

Design for Extreme Affordability is what it is today because of the incredible contributions of Jim Patell, Dave Beach, and Julian Gorodsky. Their vision for the class and limitless dedication to making it a reality still provide inspiration for our teaching team. They are the reason why we do a lot of the things we do and continue to have an endless drive to provide every student with a great experience and every partner with a great outcome. In addition, early in the development of the course essential ideas were contributed by Bill Behrman and David Kelley.

James Patell

Co-Founder of the d.school & Design for Extreme Affordability, Herbert Hoover Professor of Public and Private Management, Emeritus (Graduate School of Business)

David Beach

Director of the Product Realization Lab, Professor-Teaching (Department of Mechanical Engineering)

Julian Gorodsky

Consulting Associate Professor (d.school), Clinical Psychologist

Past Teaching Fellows

Timmy Hall

2022 - 2023

Andrew (Mo) Molina

2017-2019

Alissa Burkholder Murphy

2014-2016

Taylor Cone

2013-2014

David Janka

2012-2013

Erica Estrada-Liou

2009-2011

David Klaus

2008

Sarah Stein Greenberg

2007

Adam French

2006

Scott Cannon

2005

Supporters

Over the years Extreme has benefited from a very generous group of team coaches, funders, and other supporters. To everyone that makes this class possible everyday, Thank You!!

Special Thanks

Omidyar Network, Bob & Dottie King, Stanford Center for Social Innovation, C-IDEA, Project Redwood, Mulago Foundation, Paul Polak, Product Realization Lab (PRL), Kevin Starr, Todd Johnson, Robert Wicks

Website Design: Mihika Hemmady

Some Photos by Patrick Beaudouin | Stanford d.school

Want to Support Us?

The generosity of financial contributors has allowed this work to have extraordinary impact around the world. If you are interested in discussing ways to support our program, please contact us at extreme@dschool.stanford.edu

Meet the Teaching Team