Stephen Locke is the global design manager at Bio-Rad Laboratories, a $2.1bn life science research and clinical diagnostic equipment manufacturer. At Bio-Rad, Stephen leads a team of creative professionals to service the company’s broad portfolio of over 10,000 products. He is responsible for strategic brand and product campaign development driving sales success across the company’s global markets.
Prior to his leadership role at Bio-Rad, Stephen’s 20+ years of experience worked with a range of clients to solve difficult design challenges utilizing his background in B.S. in industrial design from San Jose State University. His client list ranged from technology powerhouses such as Applied Materials, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Lotus, and Symantec to consumer brands as diverse as Saturn and Aidell’s Sausage. No matter the client over his 20+ year career, Stephen advocates solutions based on design thinking to solve a wide range of business challenges and often finds inspiration in the hills of Marin county as an avid mountain biker.