Christopher Grant Kirwan

Christopher Grant Kirwan is a multidisciplinary professional and educator and with more than 30 years experience spanning the fields of urban planning, architecture, new media and branding. Living and working in international hubs of innovation — Milan, New York, Dubai, Beijing, Bangkok, Rio de Janeiro and London — he has been involved in all phases of project implementation including the research, planning, design, and business of technology integration, urban development and smart cities. Before moving to London, Christopher was Global Brand Director and VP of International Business Development for the Reignwood Group in Beijing, China from 2009 to 2015, responsible for Reignwood Group’s multi-billion-dollar cross-industry investments including Reignwood Group’s Lifestyle and Renewable Energy portfolios. He is currently a Visiting Professor at Henley Business School Informatics Research Centre, University of Reading, United Kingdom and has previously taught at Parsons School of Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design and Tsinghua University where he co-founded the Design Beijing Lab with Dr. Zhiyong Fu. Christopher received his undergraduate degrees in Architecture and Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design and performed graduate studies at the MIT Center for Advanced Visual Studies.