Christian Ervin

Christian Ervin is an accomplished design leader with extensive experience in user experience and product design. Currently serving as Head of Design at IYO, a Google X spinout, Christian focuses on user experience and the development of a novel Auditory User Interface. Previous roles include Member at South Park Commons, where Christian developed UX models for LLM reasoning workflows, and Senior Staff UX Design Manager at X and Google, managing multifaceted teams for product strategy in Alphabet's moonshot portfolio. Christian's background includes positions as Design Director at Tellart, Creative Director at frog, and teaching as a Senior Lecturer at California College of the Arts. Educational credentials comprise a Master of Design Studies from Harvard University Graduate School of Design and dual undergraduate degrees in Architecture from Rice University.