Louis Henry Mitchell is the creative director of character design at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street, where he directs and oversees all aspects of character art. Most notably, Louis designed the character Julia, the first Sesame Street Muppet on the autism spectrum. He has been invited to speak throughout the United States as well as in the Galapagos Islands, Indonesia, Singapore, India, Jamaica, New Zealand, and Australia. Louis attended the School of Visual Arts and the Art Students League and resides in Rego Park, Queens, New York.