Kristee Rosendahl

Kristee is a design innovator who pioneered the field of User Experience in 1985 as the co-founder of Apple Human Interface Group. From 1986 to 1991 she was one of the principal designers of the Apple Multimedia Lab in San Francisco.

Breaking ground across multiple media platforms and channels since the early days of digital interactivity, Kristee has been instrumental in redefining the role of designer in these new and unchartered fields. She has built and managed teams incorporating the early integration of user experience, creative, engineering, business and marketing.

As a key member on executive management teams for over 26 years, Kristee has brought her vision and unique perspective to product development. Working in the positions of CCO, VP of Product Development, Director, Creative Director, Art Director, Designer and Manager, she has helped both start-ups and respected corporations like Apple, Purple Moon and Harcourt Education develop state-of-the-art models for online community, digital interactivity, revenue generation and branding.

Prior to founding Smart Gardener, Kristee ran her own consulting firm, KR Studio LLC, where she has helped very early stage start-ups with customer strategy, product development, user experience and initial design. Her clients included Microsoft, Cheskin Research, SFMOMA, Playskool, Motorola, and the BBC.

Kristee graduated from Stanford University in 1977 with a BA in Graphic Design and went on to do extended studies at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

Her work has been recognized and honored by the Codie, MC ICON, American Center for Design and the Cindy Gold and Silver Medals. Kristee holds two patents.