Denise Korn

Denise Korn is Creative Director of Lifestyle Brand at Gensler. Recognized for her purposeful/multi-disciplinary approach, she is dedicated to crafting meaningful brands for a wide range of clients in real estate, hospitality and culture. Before joining Gensler, Denise founded and was Principal of Korn Design. A design industry speaker, mentor and activist, Denise is recipient of a Fellow Award from the American Institute for Graphic Arts (AIGA) for contributions as a design visionary and youth advocate; was awarded a James Beard Foundation medal for design; and her work has been honored by AIGA, Communication Arts, Graphis, Hospitality Design, and Interior Design magazines. A champion of diversifying the creative economy, Denise founded Youth Design in 2013, mentoring the next generation of urban talent fostering career opportunities in design. She was honored by the Boston Business Journal as a 2015 Leader in Diversity and serves as a Senior Fellow in Social Innovation at the Babson College Lewis Institute.