Biography

Hello there.

I am a designer, educator and entrepreneur with a passion for making new digital products and services for health and wellness brands.

I am an associate partner at Prehype, a product innovation studio that incubates new digital corporations on behalf of the world's finest corporations and VCs.

At G51 Studio I often tap into an extensive network to assemble a creative team for a broad range of initiatives that span business strategy, product development, user experience design and service design. I get to collaborate with some of the most talented folks I've ever met.

I currently teach courses at NYU ITP and Parsons The New School for Design in service design, behavior change and health innovation. In 2010 I partnered with hospital and research lab Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center to teach a course on design innovation at Parsons.

I have an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and a degree in mathematics from Baylor University.



I lead the NY chapter of the Quantified Self user group and I am a mentor for health care startup accelerator program Blueprint Health. I also advise several startups who are building new products to transform health care.


My inspiration in life and work is found in the wisdom I've gained as an Ironman triathlete and ultra-marathon distance runner.

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email sgdean@gmail.com
Call me in New York at 917 538-5194.