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Ivy Ross

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Smart Money Rating: 92 out of 100

VENTURE PARTNER, Overwater Ventures

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Overwater Ventures
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VENTURE PARTNER
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Venture partner
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Record updated 17 September 2026

About

Ivy Ross is the Chief Design Officer for Consumer Devices. Ivy and her team created the design language for the Google hardware products that launched in 2017, winning over 240 design awards over the last three years. Business Insider recently named her one of the 15 Most Powerful Women at Google and in 2019, she was voted number 9 out of 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company. Ivy is the co-author of New York Times Best Selling Book, “Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us”, working on groundbreaking work across creativity and neuroscience. Previously she held executive positions ranging from head of marketing to head of product design and development and president at Calvin Klein, Swatch, Coach, Mattel, Old Navy, and the Gap. She has served on the board of directors for companies including Willow, Smithsonian Design Museum, Cooper Hewitt, and the design board at Proctor & Gamble. Ivy is passionate about turning ideas into real businesses.

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