Bio


Carissa Carter is the Academic Director at the Stanford d.school. In this role she guides the development of the d.school’s pedagogy, leads its instructors, and shapes its class offerings. She teaches courses on the intersection of data and design, design for climate change, design for emerging tech, and maps and the visual sorting of information.

Academic Appointments


  • Adjunct Professor, Hasso Plattner Institute of Design

2024-25 Courses


Stanford Advisees


  • Master's Program Advisor
    Mario Garcia Causapié, David Madey, Mollie Redman, Koh Terai, Kalina Yang