Neil Mackintosh

Neil Mackintosh has extensive experience in the design field, with their most recent role being the Head of Design at Lami, an insurtech start-up focused on providing affordable insurance products in Africa. In this position, they led the design team and worked collaboratively across departments to develop strategic brand and product design solutions for the core platform, company products/services, strategic partners, and branded communications.

Prior to their role at Lami, Neil worked as a Product Design Consultant at Neil Mackintosh / 25+, where they provided design expertise and guidance. Neil also served as a Design Partner and Founding Designer at Mine For Now, a fashion tech and re-commerce start-up. In both positions, they played a key role in shaping the brand and product design strategies and executed them to bring the product vision to life.

Neil has also worked as a Guest Speaker at CodeBase, a program that connects entrepreneurs and practitioners in the creative industries with the Edinburgh tech start-up ecosystem. Additionally, they served as a Design Partner at Nesta, a renowned innovation foundation, where they led the design and execution of challenge team recruitment portals, resulting in the recruitment of ideal teams and successful challenge outcomes. Neil also held the role of Design Partner at Pasabi, collaborating with founders and partners, including LVMH, to lead and execute complete brand identity and product experience redesign during a major pivot.

Further, Neil has worked as a Product Design Consultant at ModCloth, a fashion tech brand, where they collaborated with various teams to streamline processes, uncover engagement opportunities, test hypotheses, and deliver effective design solutions. Neil also served as the Founding Designer at StealthForce, a real estate tech start-up, where they worked closely with the founder and CTO to lead and execute product design and UX, resulting in a well-defined and funded product experience.

Neil's experience also includes working as a Design Partner at Venture Scanner, a research, data, and analytics platform for the global start-up landscape. In this role, they led and executed complete brand identity and product experience redesign, which led to increased revenue, reach, and market credibility.

Furthermore, Neil served as the Co-Founder of Union, a mobile connectivity and communication platform for distributed workforces. Neil played a crucial role in brand positioning and identity, product experience and design, and audience and customer development.

Lastly, Neil worked as the Design Lead at Choose Energy, a consumer energy marketplace that was acquired by Red Ventures. In this role, they collaborated with the executive team, product, and engineering departments to transform the company into a successful and trusted customer experience, resulting in significantly increased conversion rates, brand recognition, and acquisition.

Overall, Neil Mackintosh has a diverse and impactful work experience, leveraging their design expertise to drive success and innovation in various industries and organizations.

Neil Mackintosh has a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Film from the Royal College of Art. Neil also holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons) degree in Fine Art/Film from Central Saint Martins, University of The Arts London.