Tyron Yamaguchi

Tyron Yamaguchi has over 20 years of work experience in the field of product design. In 2001, they began their career at Travelport as a Senior Creative Designer/Manager, where they provided visual and interaction design expertise for Trip Network, Inc's portfolio of travel websites. In 2003, they moved to Groople.com as the Director of Information Design. In 2006, they joined Hotels.com as the Global Director of User Experience, leading a team of 25 contributors for Hotels.com's 80 international websites. In 2012, they became the Principal Digital Product Designer at OpenGamma, followed by a contract role as Product Director at Adbrain in 2013. In 2014, they were the Head of UX at Stealth Travel, managing and executing design of a travel technology platform with $100M in sales/annum. In 2016, they joined Sailthru as the Senior Director of User Experience & Design, where they established the UX Design function within the cross-functional product development org and defined associated processes and deliverables. In 2018, they moved to Diligent Corporation as the VP of UX. Finally, in 2020, they joined ChartHop as the VP of UX, and in 2022 they will become the Head of Product Design at BrightHire.

Tyron Yamaguchi holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.