Frank Stephenson (; born 3 October 1959) is a Moroccan-born American automobile designer who has worked for Ford, BMW, Mini, Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, and McLaren. Motor Trend magazine has called him "one of the most influential automotive designers of our time". Stephenson has created a YouTube channel under his name, the first video series being the 'How I Designed...'series in April 2020 and as of March 2022 his channel has gained over 200 thousand subscribers with over 12 million views. Biography Frank Stephenson (3 October 1959), was born and raised in Casablanca, Morocco to a Norwegian father and a Spanish mother. At the age of 11 his family moved to Istanbul, Turkey followed by two years in Madrid, Spain where he graduated from high school. After high school Stephenson spent six years competing professionally in motocross. His passion for drawing and automobiles since his youth led him to study automotive design at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California from 1982 to 1986. Stephenson has been the director of design for MINI, Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, and McLaren before moving on to Lilium Aviation to lead the design team creating flying taxis, known as eVTOL aircraft, as well as being Design Master at Suning Intelligent Technology, a major Chinese technology company. Additionally, he is the design director of his independent design studio, Frank Stephenson Design, based in the UK, an award-winning team that designs and collaborates with companies worldwide seeking success through creative innovation. Stephenson speaks English, Italian, German, and Spanish fluently and is an international speaker on many design-related and motivational subjects and has been listed in Debrett's People of Today since 2010. Design career Stephenson’s design career spans several of Europe's best-known automotive companies. He began at Ford's design studio in Cologne, Germany, where he was asked to submit designs for some distinctive features on the Ford Escort RS Cosworth. While Stephen Harper "did the bulk of the design", Stephenson proposed an innovative, third functional spoiler that did not make it into production. He later moved to BMW where he spent 11 years, eventually leading to an appointment as Chief Designer. His design of the new MINI Cooper launched at the Paris Auto Show in 2000 led to the award-winning rebirth of the brand and a new generation of MINI models. In 2003 the MINI Cooper was the first European car to