Senior VP of Marketing & Growth at User Interviews

Former SVP of Product at User Interviews and long-time co-host (now at Skedda)

Danny Essner is VP of Marketing at Chameleon, a SaaS platform that allows startups to create personalized and engaging experiences for their users. Danny has held executive marketing positions at Troops (acquired by Salesforce), Sisense, NuORDER by Lightspeed, and MediaMath. He is passionate about using technology to help businesses thrive and is committed to creating opportunities for underrepresented groups in tech.

Devin is the Director of UX Research at Capital One, where he leads a team dedicated to improving end-to-end experiences and touchpoints for one of the company’s primary business units. With over eleven years of experience in UX design and research, he has a deep understanding of research methodologies, leadership, strategy, frameworks, and interaction design. Devin’s expertise and leadership have been recognized with multiple awards, including the IDEA Award, Verizon Beyond Award, and Verizon Credo Award.

Dr. Christelle Ngnoumen is Principal User Experience Designer at Headspace Health, where she leads internal and external research programs dedicated to the design of Headspace's evidence-based digital interventions. She is a behavioral scientist and user researcher with over ten years of experience in analyzing human decision-making and behavior. As a mentor, she is dedicated to helping people align attention with their intentions to deliver empowering experiences.

Erika has ten years of experience in qualitative and mixed-method research design and execution. She is currently a Research Manager at AnswerLab. Erika is also a freelance writer for UX Collective and has presented her original research publicly at ten international and national conferences. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Communication and Media Studies from The University of Kansas and is a member of the Golden Key Honors Society for academic excellence. Erika is passionate about emerging technology research and the insights they can provide to improve people's lives.

Fredrick is an accomplished educator and UX/Web/Graphic Designer with over twenty years of experience in web design and front-end development. He has experience in a broad range of industries, with expertise in finance, educational toys, multimedia, e-commerce, and the nonprofit sector. Fredrick is passionate about causes related to special needs education and advocacy for adult ADHD.

Kate is Head of Accessibility and Innovation at Fable, a platform for people of all abilities, where she works on democratizing design and accessibility. Prior to her work at Fable, Kate held senior positions at Canada Post, the Ontario Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility, the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, and Ontario Digital Service. When she's not busy teaching and speaking at events such as UXCon Vienna and UXInsight Festival, she advocates for the rights of people with disabilities.

Nikki is Founder & Managing Director of User Research Academy, a company that offers coaching, mentoring, and remote courses on UX Research. Nikki is also the author of Dealing with Burnout as a User Researcher and Research Practice: Perspectives from UX Researchers in a Changing Field. She has spoken at events worldwide, including UXCon Vienna and SparkSummit 2021. Nikki is passionate about helping others and is an avid fan of Pokémon.

Paul is a SR. Manager of UX Research at ServiceNow. Paul is also the founder of Paul Derby Coaching, LLC, where he provides 1:1 coaching to UX researchers who want to establish their personal style of leadership. Before starting his own coaching business, Paul worked as a Manager of User Experience Research at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative for five and a half years. Paul holds a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology with a focus on Human Factors from Texas Tech University.

Tiffany is a talented and creative self-employed graphic designer with expertise in logos, cover art, graphic design, children's illustration, and children's book illustration. In addition to her work, Tiffany is passionate about using her skills to support causes that improve the lives of children. She volunteers her time and talent to create designs for nonprofit organizations that work with children. When not working, Tiffany enjoys painting and exploring new art techniques.

Varun Murugesan is the Co-Founder of Apple and Banana, a UXR training and development company helping to build better products through fruitful research. He is also the author of Fruitful, an online UX research library and toolkit of resources for researchers and UX teams aimed at conducting user experience research that drives impact. He is also the Senior UK Researcher of SeatGeek, a mobile ticketing marketplace. Before these positions, Varun worked in UXR roles at Best Buy and Facebook. An entrepreneur, author, and researcher, Varun has spent his career immersed in psychology, technology, and design, and has been featured on a various media platforms sharing fruitful research and his personal UXR career journey.