Michael Rock

Michael Rock is a founding partner and executive creative director at 2x4, where he leads cultural and commercial strategy and brand projects for Apple, Nike, Prada, Chanel, Target, Vitra, JPMorganChase, Harvard Art Museums, and CCTV. He is an adjunct professor of Brand Strategy at the Yale School of Management and has held faculty positions at Rhode Island School of Design; Yale School of Art; Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation; Harvard Graduate School of Design; and the Jan Van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, The Netherlands. 

He currently serves on the board of trustees of Rhode Island School of Design. His writing on design, strategy, and branding has appeared in publications worldwide, notably The New York Times, T Magazine, Bloomberg, ID Magazine, and Eye Magazine. His book “Multiple Signatures” was published by Rizzoli International in 2013. Michael holds an A.B. in Humanities (Literature) from Union College and an M.F.A from Rhode Island School of Design. He received the 1999/2000 Rome Prize in Design from the American Academy in Rome, and was a resident of the Academy in 2023.

Education

MFA, Rhode Island School of Design
AB, Union College