Leslie Witt, Chief Design Officer at Headspace Inc.

<p>Leslie Witt, Chief Design Officer at Headspace Inc.</p><p>www.MeettheCreatives.org</p><p>https://linktr.ee/meetthecreativesny</p><p> </p><p>Leslie Witt is the Chief Design Officer at Headspace,  a global leader in mindfulness and meditation with  more than 65 million downloads across 190 countries.  </p><p>Leslie and her design, research and brand team play  a critical role in understanding our member needs,  as well as conceiving and delivering best-in-class  member experiences, from consideration through  the entire member lifecycle. Leslie has a design and  innovation background, and her passion is creating  market-ready, relevant, sustainable and ‘good for the  world’ offerings.</p><p>Leslie spent the last several years focused on  improving financial outcomes for everyday people and  small businesses — most recently, leading design and  research for the small business group at Intuit, and  previously working hand-in-hand with a wide array of  fintech partners including large financial institutions,  payment providers, retailers, nonprofits, foundations  and the public sector.  </p><p>Prior to her focus on the financial space, Leslie spent  a decade innovating with design firm IDEO, working  with clients like Air New Zealand, Amazon, Nike and  Walmart, and bringing to life new retail, hospitality  and health & wellness services. She helped conjure  and deliver concept customization environments for  Nike, a new children’s brand for American Eagle, a  comprehensive wellness strategy for Walmart, as well  as shape things like the leukemia and surgery patient  experience for University of Chicago hospitals, and a  radically new way of operating public housing oriented  toward gifting residents resources and teaching  behaviors of independence, called Ways and Means.</p><p>Prior to IDEO, Leslie was an architect and an  academic. She received her Bachelor’s in Architecture  from Rice University and her Master of Architecture  from Princeton. She’s currently a board member for  Filoli Historic House & Gardens in