Robin Ward

Robin Ward has held a variety of roles in the design and technology space since 2009. In 2009, Robin worked as a Museum Associate and Archivist for The Long Now Foundation, where they established and managed press archives of the foundation and demonstrated prototypes for the 10,000 Year Clock project. In 2010, Robin worked as a Gallery Associate and Web Designer for Swarm Gallery, where they redesigned the gallery website with custom CMS implementations to improve team efficiency and boost traffic. In 2012, Robin was the Owner and Digital Designer for Harputs Own, where they led and developed a team supporting design operations and designed an e-commerce experience that contributed to an average 60% annual revenue growth over a 3-year period. In the same year, Robin also worked as an Art + Nature Facilitator for Caring Creatives LLC. In 2018, Robin worked as a UX Designer for Guidant Financial, where they led user experience for a SaaS financial compliance product and restructured the user research program, increasing the team's overall learning velocity. In the same year, Robin also worked as a Co-Founder for Designers in Blockchain and as a Freelance UX Designer. In 2020, Robin worked as a User Experience Designer for Seagull Scientific, where they established UX domain infrastructure, including the user research program, MVP design system, and UX sprint process. Currently, Robin is a Senior Product Designer at Clumio.

Robin Ward's education history includes a Certificate in Women in Leadership from Cornell University (2021-present), a User Experience Design Immersive from General Assembly (2018), a BA Studio Art in Sculpture and Printmaking from San Francisco State University (2006-2009), a Humanities/Humanistic Studies program from the University of Amsterdam (2008), and an English Language and Literature/Letters program from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (2004-2006).