Elaine Meese

Elaine Meese is an experienced product design leader currently serving as the Director of Product Design at Wistia, where the focus is on video editing, recording, and webinar products within a video marketing platform. Previously, Meese held the same title at Updater, driving the reimagination of the relocation journey through innovative UX design. At Flexport, as a Product Design Manager, Meese collaborated with international teams to enhance global trade experiences while mentoring a high-performing design team. Meese's career includes roles such as UX Design Principal at Kin + Carta, where leadership was provided to design teams for fintech and agricultural products, and Design Consultant at Doblin, focusing on human-centered design for Fortune 500 clients. Early experience as a designer involved creating solutions for universities and non-profits and designing collateral at Simple Truth. Elaine Meese holds a BFA in Communication Design from Washington University in St. Louis.