Chi-Yi Chang

President of the Taiwan Design Research Institute (TDRI) and former Board Member of the World Design Organization (WDO), Chi-Yi Chang is dedicated to advancing design-driven innovation, reinforcing design’s strategic role in national development, industrial transformation, and social progress.

Established in 2020, TDRI is Taiwan’s first national design research institute, focusing on design policy, public services, industrial innovation, social design, and global collaboration. Through interdisciplinary integration, it enhances governance efficiency and strengthens corporate competitiveness.

Chi-Yi Chang holds a master’s degree in design studies from Harvard Graduate School of Design and a master’s degree in architecture from Ohio State University. As a former Deputy Magistrate of Taitung County and Professor at the Graduate Institute of Architecture at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, he has continuously fostered Taiwan’s design innovation and global engagement.