Speakers and Team

Our DesignOps Summit 2019 speakers were leaders of design and research at some of the world’s most innovative design organizations.

Keynotes and Emcee

Abby Covert

Abby Covert

Staff Information Architect, Etsy

Dave Malouf

Dave Malouf

Design Consultant, Coach, Educator

Amy Thibodeau

Amy Thibodeau

Director of User Experience, Shopify

Speakers

Dianne Que

Dianne Que

Sr. Design Program Manager, Pandora

Carla Casariego

Carla Casariego

Digital Experience Director & Head of Design Ops, Express Scripts

Kim Fellman Cohen

Kim Fellman Cohen

Design Experience Lead, Pinterest

Jose Coronado

Jose Coronado

Vice President of Global Design Operation, JPMorgan

Brenna Fallon

Brenna Fallon

UX Program Manager, Google

Jacqui Frey

Jacqui Frey

Senior Director of Design Operations, Mailchimp

Erin Hauber

Erin Hauber

Director of Human-Centered Design Practice, USAA

Saara Kamppari-Miller

Saara Kamppari-Miller

User Experience Design Leader, Intel

Kelsey Kingman

Kelsey Kingman

Senior User Researcher, Fidelity Investments

Indra Klavins

Indra Klavins

Director of Design Operations, Verizon

Kamdyn Moore

Kamdyn Moore

Senior Design Program Manager

Eniola Oluwole

Eniola Oluwole

Chief Strategy Officer, Velir

Rachel Posman

Rachel Posman

Head of Design Operations, UberEats

Alison Rand

Alison Rand

Senior Director, Head of Design Operations at InVision

Lou Rosenfeld

Principal, Rosenfeld Media

Purvi Shah

Purvi Shah

Head of Global Strategic Design Operations, Visa

Alastair Simpson

Alastair Simpson

Head of Design, Atlassian

Guneet Singh

Director of Customer Experience Programs, Docusign

Kristin Skinner

Kristin Skinner

Co-author, Org Design for Design Orgs

Sarah Spencer

Sarah Spencer

Senior DesignOps Manager, Express Scripts

Marjorie Stainback

Marjorie Stainback

Senior User Researcher, Fidelity Investments

Jilanna Wilson

Jilanna Wilson

Director of Design and Research Operations, Zendesk

Kristin Wisnewski

Kristin Wisnewski

VP, CIO Design, IBM

Crystal C. Yan

Crystal C. Yan

Product Lead, New Initiatives, Remitly

Workshop Leaders

Nathan Curtis

Nathan Curtis

Co-founder, EightShapes

Jacqui Frey

Jacqui Frey

Senior Director of Design Operations, Mailchimp

Brennan Hartich

Brennan Hartich

Head of Design Operations, Intuit

Kevin M. Hoffman

Kevin M. Hoffman

Author, Meeting Design for Managers, Makers, and Everyone

Peter Merholz

Peter Merholz

Co-author, Org Design for Design Orgs

Kristin Skinner

Kristin Skinner

Co-author, Org Design for Design Orgs

Kate Towsey

Kate Towsey

Research Operations Lead, Atlassian

Amanda Weisfeld

Amanda Weisfeld

Design Operations Leader, Intuit TurboTax

Program Team and Friends

MJ Broadbent

MJ Broadbent

Independent UX Leader, Facilitator, Visual Thinker Conference Sketchnoter

Michelle Chu

Michelle Chu

Design Operations Consultant

Holly Cole

Holly Cole

Senior User Research Analyst, iCIMS
Scholarship Judge

Abby Covert

Abby Covert

Staff Information Architect, Etsy

Natalie Hanson

Natalie Hanson

Principal, ZS
Conference Tripnoter

Saskia Liebenberg

Saskia Liebenberg

Senior Programme Manager in Research, Deliveroo
Scholarship Judge

Dave Malouf

Dave Malouf

Design Consultant, Coach, Educator

Dianne Que

Dianne Que

Sr. Design Program Manager, Pandora

Lou Rosenfeld

Principal, Rosenfeld Media

Kristin Skinner

Kristin Skinner

Co-author, Org Design for Design Orgs