Kayla Gilbert
About Kayla Gilbert
Kayla Gilbert serves as the Global Design Director of Talent at IDEO, a position she has held since 2021. Her previous roles at IDEO include Global Talent Lead and Senior Talent Specialist, alongside experience as Lead Project Manager at Neukom Digital Arts Leadership and Innovation Lab.
Current Role at IDEO
Kayla Gilbert serves as the Global Design Director, Talent at IDEO, a position she has held since 2021. Based in Chicago, Illinois, she focuses on leading design initiatives related to talent management and development within the organization. Her role involves strategizing and implementing design-driven approaches to enhance the talent experience at IDEO.
Previous Experience at IDEO
Kayla Gilbert has an extensive history with IDEO, where she held multiple roles over several years. She worked as the Global Talent Lead from 2019 to 2021, and prior to that, she was a Senior Talent Specialist from 2017 to 2019. Her career at IDEO began as a Senior Leadership Coordinator in 2014, where she contributed for six months before transitioning to a Senior Talent Specialist role until 2017.
Education Background
Kayla Gilbert obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College, where she studied from 2008 to 2012. She also attended Kent Denver School, graduating with a High School Diploma in 2008. In 2020, she briefly studied at d.MBA, although the duration of this program was less than a month.
Experience at Neukom Digital Arts Leadership and Innovation Lab
Before her tenure at IDEO, Kayla Gilbert worked as the Lead Project Manager at Neukom Digital Arts Leadership and Innovation Lab from 2013 to 2014. In this role, she managed various projects that focused on digital arts and innovation, contributing to the lab's objectives in Hanover, New Hampshire.