Designing with Purpose, Leading with Intent.

I’m a design leader with 20+ years of experience building world-class design organizations and products where brand, product, and technology work as one.

My background is rooted in hands-on design, but my focus today is on leadership at scale: defining vision, building senior teams, and partnering with executives to make design a durable, strategic capability inside growing companies. I’m motivated by curiosity, thoughtful disruption, and a constant search for what’s next.

Earlier in my career, I specialized in expressive, concept-driven experiences. Over time, my work has shifted toward clarity and systems, creating intuitive products and design platforms that scale with both users and organizations, and where brand is embedded into every interaction, not layered on afterward.

I’ve led work for global brands including Ford, Aston Martin, Nike, Google, Coca-Cola, American Express, Sony PlayStation, Marriott, Chase, Verizon, Volkswagen, Uniqlo, and Starbucks across consumer, enterprise, and platform ecosystems.

Recognition has followed along the way, but my measure of success is impact: resilient teams, meaningful products, and design organizations that help shape the future of the business.

© Michael Glass 2024