Diogenes Brito is very happy these days. The Stanford University graduate mechanical engineer and product designer received word that he would be promoted to chief product and design officer at Air, Inc., a company that develops software for businesses, specifically for marketing.
His new roles will be different, but not his commitment to “making this a better world” through design.
“It sounds cliché, but I think with my work can impact the world around me,” said Brito, who is of Colombian and Dominican descent.
Before Air, Inc., Brito worked at places like Google, Linkedin, Squarespace, and Slack on the West Coast. Air, Inc., returned him to New York, the city where he was born and grew up
He always knew that he wanted to create, although he did not know what or how. His father was an electrical contractor and very skilled in manual work, while his mother was an educator.
“I think that combination of crafts with education was a crucial part in my decision for design” , he said.
His high school counselor was the first person to tell him there was a career in design, although, without knowing it, he was already a potential professional when at the age of he created a web page, for which he charged the fabulous amount of 60 Dollars. Since then, this has been his passion.
Alongside his professional work, Brito is an advisor to the Designer Fund, a group of design leaders that helps new companies to “ improve the world through good design”. In addition, he supports organizations that help minority groups enter private schools and get them jobs after graduation.
Brito is also a musician and singer, activities that he carried out, although not professionally, even before the appearance of covid. At Stanford, he was director of the band Los Salseros de Stanford and percussionist and lead singer of the Stanford Latin Jazz Ensemble. He is also a talented salsa dancer, an activity that he also practices as an amateur