Ron Pompei began his creative exploration as an artist, creating light art installations and sculptures that Philadelphia Magazine cited as “changing the face of Philadelphia.” Since then, as principal of the New York City based creative services firm Pompei A.D., Ron has gone on to do equally ground breaking work in architecture, design, experience branding, and cultural entrepreneurship. Ron’s design philosophy is centered on C3: Commerce, Culture, and Community, the so-called “third place” outside of home and work, where social interaction is facilitated by commerce and culture. He believes C3 can revitalize many suburban and urban venues and transform them into meeting places where people can shop, learn and socialize. Ron Pompei’s multidisciplinary education and training as an artist, sculptor and architect is the lifeblood of Pompei A.D.’s holistic approach to its projects, enabling the firm to integrate diverse forms of expression into meaningful transformational experiences. This innovative firm has collaborated with a wide spectrum of clients including Te Casan, Sony, Coca-Cola, Kmart, The Discovery Channel, Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Rubin Museum of Art, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Fortune magazine, Harley Davidson, California Academy of Sciences, Levi’s, Herman Miller and MTV. Ron’s visionary approach to his work has been recognized by publications such as the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, FORTUNE Magazine, Business Week Online, Interior Design, Blueprint, Metropolis, Fast Company and the Financial Times.
Ron is also a respected and popular featured speaker at industry, branding and educational venues, including Principal Voices (CNN, FORTUNE Magazine and Time Inc.), Kjaer Global, Style-Vision, Wharton School of Business, GEL Conference, Index 2005, 92nd St Y Makor Talk, BBC Digital Futures, Urban Land Institute, EtherTalk, The International Council of Shopping Centers Annual Conference, VM SD’s International Retail Design Conference, Quo Vadis—The Real Estate Development Congress, International Hotel Investment Forum, Retail Marketing Society, American Law Firm Association (ALFA) Conference, EXP3, the Multicultural Equity Conference, Institute of Store Planners Seminar at Global Shop and Liz Claiborne Designer Roundtable.