Piper L.

Piper L. is a seasoned design and product professional currently serving as the Senior Director of Product Design and Research at Stack Overflow since April 2017. Under Piper's leadership, the company achieved a 150% year-over-year growth in sign-ups, significantly enhancing ad revenue and managing integrations that contributed over $50 million in annual recurring revenue. Piper has held various roles at Stack Overflow, growing a design team, initiating accessibility enhancements, and launching innovative products like OverflowAI. Previous experience includes senior UX roles at Monotype and Cappex.com, where Piper led product redesigns and teams, contributed to substantial increases in user engagement, and successfully supported mergers. Piper holds a Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication Technology from Bowling Green State University.