A rare combination of artist, industrial designer, entrepreneur and businessman, Greg Meyer Greeson has led design teams in major corporations and founded startup ventures in three countries. A graduate of California’s Art Center College of Design, he was Senior Designer of advanced design studios at Adam Opel AG and Volkswagen AG in Germany; in 1984 he was on the start-up team for Art Center’s campus in Switzerland. As Director of International Automotive Design’s IAD Germany operations from 1990-1994, he oversaw design, engineering, modeling and prototype-build projects for automotive clients including Mercedes-Benz, GM, Honda, Ford and Mitsubishi.

Greeson’s Austin, Texas-based industrial design firm, GRID Design, consults to major automakers worldwide with proposals for vehicle designs such as the 2005 Mustang. He illustrates articles for car enthusiast publications including BMW’s Roundel and Mercedes-Benz Car Club’s STAR. He also founded and grew eurway.com, a startup furniture business, to US$24 million in revenue. As CEO, he positioned the firm as a retail pioneer in European-style residential and commercial furnishings on the Internet.