Charla Bear

Charla Bear is an accomplished UXR Manager and Staff UX Researcher at Google since November 2020, co-founding the Product Inclusion & Equity work stream across Ads and leading UX research in this area. With prior experience as a Senior Pathfinding UX Researcher at Instagram and a Principal Researcher at IDEO, Charla specializes in transforming complex product challenges into impactful strategies through innovative research methodologies, particularly focusing on Global Youth and Product Inclusion. Charla's background includes previous roles in journalism and architecture, holding degrees in Architecture from the University of Washington and a Master’s in Journalism from the University of California, Berkeley, complemented by a fellowship at Stanford University.