Ben Watson is the executive creative director at Herman Miller. He is the former CEO of haute Italian furniture house Moroso, and was a global creative director for Nike. He grew up in the upper mid-west, upper Michigan and South Dakota. His thesis at Harvard was on a single chair: the chaise design of the Eames. Ben's first job after graduating was at Knoll, and then he moved on to Vitra where he became the global marketing director.