Lia Napolitano

Lia Napolitano has a diverse range of work experience in design roles. Lia is currently the Vice President of Design at Caffeine, where they oversee both product design and the brand studio. Prior to that, they were the Director of Design at Caffeine.

Before joining Caffeine, Lia worked at Oculus VR as a Design Lead for the Oculus Quest, focusing on the end-to-end experience of the device.

Lia also has experience at Greylock Partners as a Design Ambassador, where they advised the team on consumer design topics and organized events with speakers from Apple, Airbnb, and other companies.

Lia has worked as an independent Design Consultant, partnering with companies such as Airbnb, Lyft, and Medium. Lia has led design, strategy, research, and prototyping projects for various platforms, including self-driving cars and intelligent agents.

Earlier in their career, Lia worked at Apple as a Design Lead for Siri, where they were responsible for the Siri experience on Apple TV, HomeKit, and HomePod. Additionally, they co-founded and led the Tech Talks speaker series at Apple, showcasing the technical work behind the company's products.

Lia's work experience also includes research roles at the Wellesley College Human-Computer Interaction Lab, the MIT Media Lab, and an internship at Apple, where they focused on creating design standards and tools.

Overall, Lia Napolitano has a strong background in design and has worked with a variety of companies and projects throughout their career.

Lia Napolitano's education history includes a BA in Media Arts and Sciences from Wellesley College. Lia also completed coursework in Game Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in Operating Systems at Stanford University. Prior to that, Lia attended Pine Bush Senior High School where they pursued an International Baccalaureate.