Manuel Saez is an award-winning industrial designer and founder of manuel saez & partners, a New York City based multidisciplinary design consultancy firm. He has won more than sixty design awards and is a recognized speaker at conferences and design schools around the world. He is considered a prominent figure in the new generation of designers.

Originally from Tucumán, Argentina, he graduated with Honors from the University of Bridgeport with a B.S. in Industrial Design, as well as a Masters in Technology Management. Manuel also holds an Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation from M.I.T.

Prior to opening manuel saez & partners in 2008, Manuel established the multi-disciplinary in-house design team at Humanscale and served as Design Director there. He designed several award-winning products for both Humanscale and external clients such as GE and Fellowes.

Manuel served as consultant Head of Design for Geiger International a manufacturer of architectural furniture and subsidiary of Herman Miller Inc.

Manuel also worked at Timex Corporation as well as the consulting offices of Anderson Design and Product Ventures with clients including Intel, Gateway, Inc., Black & Decker, Shell, and Procter & Gamble. He is also extremely active in the design community and writes a regularly as an Expert Blogger in Fast Company.

He has also served as professor of Industrial Design at Pratt Institute in New York from 2004 to 2006.