Our faculty is comprised of professionals from the worlds of color, branding, and business, combining the best from academics and specialists, together creating a one-of-a-kind, comprehensive educational program.

Leslie Harrington, Ph.D

is the founder and President of LH Color, a color research and consulting business that helps companies develop strategic color positions to enhance their offerings. Her diverse client list includes firms in the home, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. As an expert in color, she has appeared on NBC's The Today Show, ABC's Good Morning America, CBS's Ali & Jack, and Fox News. She has also been featured in The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, and other publications. She holds an MBA from the Stern School of Business, New York University, and a PhD in Business Management from Capella University. 

Anat Lechner, Ph.D

is a Clinical Associate Professor of Business Management at the Stern School of Business, New York University. She teaches, conducts research, and consults in the fields of organizational analysis, design and change, and in particular, innovation management, collaboration, and new forms of organization. She has a special interest in the interface between design and business. Because of this, Dr. Lechner has dedicated significant research efforts to studying workplace design as an enabler of change, and how the use of color affects work environments. A former Research Fellow at McKinsey & Co. and the founder of a boutique management consulting firm, her client list includes global firms in the financial services, pharmaceutical, chemical, energy, food, high tech, and retail industries. She holds an MBA and a PhD in Organization Management from Rutgers University.