Rich Bessel is a seasoned design executive currently serving as SVP Design at Apollo.io and as a Strategic Advisor for Midas. Rich holds positions as a founding member of the Design Executive Council and as an advisor for Sendoso. Previous roles include Vice President of Design at Affinity.co and Strategic Advisor for Every, focusing on product design and brand development for fintech. Rich has also held significant positions such as Head of Design at Robinhood and Director of Product Design at Facebook, contributing to high-impact projects for billions of users. Experience at Intuit included leadership roles for QuickBooks Online and TurboTax, where Rich directed large creative teams and drove double-digit business growth. Rich's educational background includes degrees from the University of Notre Dame, Duke University, California College of the Arts, and Hawaii Pacific University.
