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Advancing the practice of design leadership.

Advancing
our craft

Our mission is to advance the practice of design leadership by fostering a community where the world’s best can learn from one another. We strive to make the Forum inclusive and relevant to those confronting the challenges of leading design teams.

Design Leadership
Forum members

This community is made of 2200 people from 40 countries. Here are a few of the most active members.

Leslie Witt

Leslie Witt
Small Business, Intuit

Irene Au

Irene Au
Khosla Ventures

Janet Covey

Janet Covey
JPMorganChase

Frank Yoo

Frank Yoo
Lyft

Lori Kaplan

Lori Kaplan
Ecosystem, Atlassian

Bob Calvano

Bob Calvano
A+E Networks

Shawn Johnson

Shawn Johnson
Discovery Channel

Eliel Johnson

Eliel Johnson
Charles Schwab

Amanda Linden

Amanda Linden
Facebook

Amy Lokey

Amy Lokey
Google

Heidi Shelton

Heidi Shelton
SEPHORA

John Couch

John Couch
Hulu

Sandro Cosaro

Sandro Cosaro
Fandango

John Moon

John Moon
Apple

Cliff Spence

Cliff Spence
Whalerock

Jon Dean

Jon Dean
Fox

Christy Schaefer

Christy Schaefer
LA Times

Byron Phillipson

Byron Phillipson
Hulu

Todd Zaki Warfel

Todd Zaki Warfel
Author

Bob Baxley

Bob Baxley
Expert-in-residence

Eli Woolery

Eli Woolery
InVision

Aarron Walter

Aarron Walter
InVision

Michelle Chin

Michelle Chin
Disney

Shani Sandy

Shani Sandy
S+P Global

Laura Hahn

Laura Hahn
Priceline

Renda Morton

Renda Morton
New York Times

Daniela Shuffler

Daniela Shuffler
WeddingWire

Pradeep Nayar

Pradeep Nayar
Allstate

Preet Singh

Preet Singh
Quicken Loans

Yana Carstens

Yana Carstens
Table XI

Stephen Gates

Stephen Gates
InVision

Meriah Garrett

Meriah Garrett
USAA

Erica Weiss Tjader

Erica Weiss Tjader
SurveyMonkey

Shu Lai

Shu Lai
Coursera

Darren Tome

Darren Tome
Mashable

Levon Sharrow

Levon Sharrow
Patagonia

Laurie Schiada

Laurie Schiada
Boeing

Dane Howard

Dane Howard
Samsung

Jimmy Ball

Jimmy Ball
PwC

Amy Keeling

Amy Keeling
Athenahealth

Lara Hanlon

Lara Hanlon
IBM

Corwin Stone

Corwin Stone
Active Network

Todd Wilkins

Todd Wilkins
Automattic

Kim Hicks

Kim Hicks
Disney Channel

Krystianne Avedian

Krystianne Avedian
Capgemini

Mindy Duong

Mindy Duong
East West Bank

Priyanka Kakar

Priyanka Kakar
The Walt Disney Company

Abigail Hart

Abigail Hart
Google

What members
are saying

Frank Yoo

“Face-to-face conversations are the best resources for growing as a design leader. The connections I’ve made here are real, the advice and anecdotes are fresh and relevant, and it’s been equally rewarding to offer some help in return.”

Frank Yoo
Head of Product Design
Bob Calvano

“The more I learn, the more I realize how much more there is to learn. Who better to learn from than design leaders who have been (and are still) in the trenches? The connections that will be made and relationships that will develop within this community will be priceless.”

Bob Calvano
VP of Design

Benefits of
membership

  • Learn from the best

    An inside view of the practices at high-functioning design teams and their solutions to common problems.

  • Speak in confidence

    A chance to have candid, confidential conversations about issues that keep you up at night.

  • Broad perspectives

    A chance to connect with a broad network of experts committed to helping fellow design leaders advance.

  • Best practices from the front lines

    The opportunity to learn from veteran design leaders and industry influencers.

Design
leadership
in action

Mike Davidson facilitating a member dinner in Palo Alto with design executives from Google, Atlassian, SurveyMonkey, Hortonworks, and 20 other companies.
Design leaders from ENGIE, The Orange Group, EY, BPCE, Thales Design Center, Dailymotion, Saint Gobain, and others meet on a Paris rooftop.
In Toronto, dinner attendees received a copy of Kim Scott’s Radical Candor and InVision’s Design Systems handbook
CEOs, product, and design leaders from Intuit, Caseport, AT&T, discuss partnership strategies in Dallas.
Chef hanging out with Design Leadership Forum members before the discussions.
Kimberly Hicks (Disney), Mindy Duong (East West Bank), Puneet Thakar (Appetize) trade hiring strategies at the Los Angeles dinner.
Henry Hongmin Kim (Coca-Cola), Gene Lee (MailChimp), and Asa Sherrill (Macquarium) talk about operationalizing design at scale at the Atlanta dinner.
Brent Brooks (AIG), Bob Calvano (A+E Networks), Aaron Gardner (Blackrock), and Maria Nicholas (Moody's Analytics) listen in for insights on leading growing design teams
Dane Howard (Samsung NEXT) shares his leadership stories with Jose Benavides (Realor.com), Liana Lawrance (Rocket Lawyer), and fellow members at the San Francisco dinner
Stanford d.school tour with Bill Burnett, Executive Director, Design Program at Stanford University.
Leslie Witt (Intuit) discussing how to create design forward organizations.
Dinner discussion with leaders from Amy Lokey (Google), Amanda Linden (Facebook), Eliel Johnson (Charles Schwab), and more.
Amy Lokey (Google), Irene Au (Khosla Ventures), and Lori Kaplan (Atlassian) discuss scaling design at enterprises.
Bill Burnett (Stanford) shares the origin story of the Stanford d.school.
Amanda Linden (Facebook), Frank Yoo (Lyft), and Amy Lokey (Google) at the Palo Alto dinner.
Shani Sandy (S+P Capital), James Findlater (Vimeo), Laura Hahn (Priceline) at the New York City dinner.
Laura Hahn (Priceline), Renda Morton (New York Times), and Gregg Meyer (WeWork) discuss how to amplify design culture.

Mike Davidson facilitating a member dinner in Palo Alto with design executives from Google, Atlassian, SurveyMonkey, Hortonworks, and 20 other companies.

Design leaders from ENGIE, The Orange Group, EY, BPCE, Thales Design Center, Dailymotion, Saint Gobain, and others meet on a Paris rooftop.

In Toronto, dinner attendees received a copy of Kim Scott’s Radical Candor and InVision’s Design Systems handbook

CEOs, product, and design leaders from Intuit, Caseport, AT&T, discuss partnership strategies in Dallas.

Chef hanging out with Design Leadership Forum members before the discussions.

Kimberly Hicks (Disney), Mindy Duong (East West Bank), Puneet Thakar (Appetize) trade hiring strategies at the Los Angeles dinner.

Henry Hongmin Kim (Coca-Cola), Gene Lee (MailChimp), and Asa Sherrill (Macquarium) talk about operationalizing design at scale at the Atlanta dinner.

Brent Brooks (AIG), Bob Calvano (A+E Networks), Aaron Gardner (Blackrock), and Maria Nicholas (Moody's Analytics) listen in for insights on leading growing design teams

Dane Howard (Samsung NEXT) shares his leadership stories with Jose Benavides (Realor.com), Liana Lawrance (Rocket Lawyer), and fellow members at the San Francisco dinner

Stanford d.school tour with Bill Burnett, Executive Director, Design Program at Stanford University.

Leslie Witt (Intuit) discussing how to create design forward organizations.

Dinner discussion with leaders from Amy Lokey (Google), Amanda Linden (Facebook), Eliel Johnson (Charles Schwab), and more.

Amy Lokey (Google), Irene Au (Khosla Ventures), and Lori Kaplan (Atlassian) discuss scaling design at enterprises.

Bill Burnett (Stanford) shares the origin story of the Stanford d.school.

Amanda Linden (Facebook), Frank Yoo (Lyft), and Amy Lokey (Google) at the Palo Alto dinner.

Shani Sandy (S+P Capital), James Findlater (Vimeo), Laura Hahn (Priceline) at the New York City dinner.

Laura Hahn (Priceline), Renda Morton (New York Times), and Gregg Meyer (WeWork) discuss how to amplify design culture.

Winter
design leadership
events

The Design Leadership Forum convenes at dinners, online events, a private slack community, community meetups, and at retreats that help members recharge while learning. Spending time together empowers us to connect and exchange ideas faster—and as a true community.

Event date and location

  • October 10, NYC
    Dinner
  • October 17, LA
    Dinner
  • November 7, Online
    Member Town Hall
  • November 19, Dallas
    Dinner
  • December 5, Online
    Fireside Chat
  • December 12, San Francisco
    Dinner
  • January 16, Toronto
    Dinner

Nominate a
Design Leader

The Design Leadership Forum brings together industry veterans and rising stars who direct design at leading companies.

Please submit a form if you or an experienced design leader you know would be a strong addition to the community.

All members of the Design Leadership community agree to follow a clear code of conduct.