Kristen Bennett

Kristen Bennett is a workplace strategist and designer who helps organizations translate business goals and employee needs into high-performing, future-ready, people-focused environments. With over 16 years of experience across global workplace strategy, healthcare design, and branded environments, Kristen brings a unique ability to bridge data and design. She partners with stakeholders to uncover insights, align priorities, and shape workplace strategies that are both visionary and actionable. Her work is grounded in research and driven by a belief that great design is the intersection of creativity and strategy.

At MillerKnoll, Kristen has led workplace strategy and design initiatives across global portfolios—developing tools, programs, and standards that scale. She is known for facilitating meaningful conversations, synthesizing complex data into clear direction, and translating insights into spaces that support evolving ways of working.

Kristen’s approach integrates people, technology, and place to create environments that are inclusive, adaptable, and aligned to business performance. She is also a collaborative leader and mentor, recognized for building trust, fostering innovation, and guiding teams through transformation.