David Kusuma is Head of Product and R&D at IAG Automotive, driving innovation in performance and off-road aftermarket vehicles. He previously served as Senior VP of Product Management and Innovation at Oregon Tool, and held global leadership roles at Tupperware Brands, GE Plastics, and Bayer Material Science. David is a Fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) and the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), and most recently served as President of the World Design Organization (WDO). He holds a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Cranfield University, master’s degrees from Purdue and Tilburg, and bachelor’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering (University of Pittsburgh) and Industrial Design (Carnegie Mellon University).

Professor of the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, Vice Chairman of the China Industrial Design Association, and Director of its Academic Committee. In 1984, he established China's first industrial design department, laying the theoretical foundation and teaching system for the discipline of industrial design in China. He has become a renowned academic leader in industrial design in China. His theoretical approaches, such as "Lifestyle Theory", "Symbiotic Aesthetics", and "Principles of Things", have exerted a guiding influence on the domestic and even international design community, shaping China's own design theoretical system.