Donald Genaro

Donald M. Genaro
Born	1932 Hoboken, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Occupation	Industrial designer

Donald M. Genaro (born 1932) is a retired American industrial designer. He was president of Henry Dreyfuss Associates up to 1994. He has been recognized by The New York Times for his contribution to industrial design.

Genaro was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, where he attended public school. He served an apprenticeship at the architecture firm of F.W. Fisher but left to serve the U.S. army during the Korean War. After mustering out he entered the Pratt Institute where he graduated in 1957 with a degree in industrial design. A year before completing his studies, Genaro started a work/study program at the offices of Henry Dreyfuss and he remained with the firm after graduation.

Genaro took on several projects among Henry Dreyfuss' corporate clients and was made an associate in 1963. He became a partner shortly thereafter and worked alongside Henry Dreyfuss until Dreyfuss' retirement in 1969. Genaro then remained the senior partner until his retirement from the firm in 1994. Throughout his career Genaro oversaw product development, ergonomic, graphic and architectural/interior design projects for AT&T,Bell Labs, John Deere, Polaroid, Singer Corporation, American Standard and Bankers Trust, among others. He has also consulted with Olivetti, British Aircraft Corporation, Matsushita Electric and Hitachi.

Genaro has lectured on design at Ohio State University, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia University, the Pratt Institute and the Rhode Island School of Design.

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