Exec Bios - Welcome

Harold Hambrose | CEO / Founder

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Philadelphia, PA 19107
USA

Harold Hambrose established Electronic Ink in 1990, in order to introduce Design's concern for the human experience to the technology industry.

As a Graphic Design major at Carnegie Mellon University, Harold recognized that the burgeoning software industry focused more on features and functions than on how usable these products were in the hands of human beings. Harold's influence in his industry has pushed technology and technologists to be more conscious of the human experience with software products.

Harold is a pioneer in user-centered system development. He contributed to the design of the first public access banking machine for Citibank Corporation, the first computerized patient record for First Data Corporation's Health Systems Group, and the user interface for IBM's OS/2. His unique approach to the design and build of digital products and his unwavering concern for the user has brought Electronic Ink landmark projects in the health care, financial services, and software industries. During the past 17 years, the company's client roster has included AstraZeneca International, British Petroleum, Merrill Lynch, the New York Stock Exchange, Reuters, and Wyeth, to name a few.

Harold lectures extensively in the U.S. and Europe on the importance of Design and consideration for the end-user in the creation of business systems, and his speaking engagements have included the Internet World Conference Usability Workshop in London; the International Conference on Computer Human Interaction (ACM-CHI); IBM Interact; Carnegie Mellon's Emergence 07; and the Designing Digital Communities Workshop, a presentation of Temple University's Fox School of Business and the Philadelphia Wireless Project. In 2005, Hambrose received the Alumni Merit Award from the Carnegie Mellon Alumni Association, recognizing his leadership in and contribution to the Technology industry.