Jean Marie Layton

Jean Marie Layton currently serves as the Assistant Dean for Full-Time Faculty at Parsons School of Design - The New School since June 2023. Prior to this role, Layton was a Senior Editor and Contributing Editor at Furniture Today from December 2021 to June 2023. Experience also includes positions such as Assistant Director of Faculty HR at Colby College and Director of Faculty Administration at Brown University, where significant responsibilities included managing faculty recruitments and streamlining administrative processes. Layton has also held roles at The Friends of the U.S. Law Library of Congress, Princeton University, and Stanford University, focusing on communications and faculty affairs. Educational background consists of an M.A. in Liberal Arts from Stanford University, along with pursued coursework in design and decorative arts.