Francisca Barros Ariztia

Fran is a Partner and The Engine Chief Design Officer.
She servers as a Board Member of Lilac Solutions.
Fran is a formally trained designer with over 15 years of experience.
Prior to joining, Fran spent five years at IDEO, where she was a project leader developing brand, strategy, and service design for startups and corporate ventures.
At The Engine, she works on overall strategy, and directly with the founders.
She holds a BA in Design from Pontificia Universidad Catolica in Chile and Graduate Degree in Entrepreneurship from Boston University.
She serves on the Advisory Board of Women in the Enterprise of Science and Technology.