Atlas SkillTech Pushes Design Education Closer to Industry

Atlas ISDI has appointed Tanu Sinha, global design leader at PepsiCo, to its Advisory Board, bringing industry-facing design leadership into the governance of a private design and innovation institution. The move is part of a broader effort to align curriculum, industry relevance, and global design practice. This appointment signals a shift in how Indian design education is being shaped. Advisory boards are no longer ceremonial. They influence curriculum direction, industry exposure, and the values institutions pass on to students. When experienced practitioners enter education governance, design moves closer to real systems, constraints, and accountability. For a country investing in skills and creative capability, who sits at the table matters. Design education will shape not just careers, but how future products, services, and systems are imagined for India.

Design education will shape not just careers, but how future products, services, and systems are imagined for India.