Ravi Hampole

Design & Executive Leadership, Brand Design & Brand Strategy, Digital & Physical Experience Design

Ravi is a multidisciplinary brand and design leader, product developer, strategic thinker and thoughtful creative with over 20 years of industry experience. He is the Chief Experience Officer at Lyric where he defines and supports the company vision for the end to end guest experience. He leads a cross disciplinary team of interior designers and architects, brand designers, product designers and writers defining and shaping the branded physical and digital guest experience.

Prior to joining Lyric, he led the Global Brand Design Group for Starwood Hotels and Resorts, overseeing positioning and creative development of all 10 of its lifestyle brands. During his career, Ravi has developed and reinvented other world-class brands including W Hotels, Westin, Aveeno, Cole Haan, and Jawbone. He believes that great storytelling creates great brands, and every interaction with the brand is an opportunity to connect with someone on a deeper, aspirational level. Ravi holds a BFA in Communication Design from Carnegie Mellon University and an MFA in Graphic Design from Yale University.