Leidy Klotz studies the science of design, which, he reminds us, is something we all do every day. His research has appeared in both Nature and Science, and he is a frequent guest on interview programs including Hidden Brain, Freakonomics, NPR, and The Atlantic. 

His writing has appeared in outlets such as The Washington Post, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, and Scientific American.

He has given more than 100 invited talks at leading universities, think-tanks, and companies.

A professor at the University of Virginia, Leidy has taught thousands of students, including 21 Ph.D. advisees, whose designing and teaching shapes the world. Leidy’s scholarship benefits from diversity and inclusion as more than three quarters of his advisees are from groups underrepresented in their respective fields.

Before becoming a professor, Leidy designed schools in New Jersey and before that he played professional soccer.