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Audrey Crane

Audrey Crane

Chief Design Officer

Strategy
Research
Design

Executive Bio

With two decades in tech, Audrey has led design at companies like Netscape, Dubberly Design Office, and The Magellan Network before joining DesignMap. Audrey has served in a fractional design leadership role for Gallup, Octave Bioscience, and Docker. As the author of "Design for CEOs: What Business Leaders Need to Know About Design", Audrey is passionate about leveraging design to deliver value to organizations and their customers. She thrives on untangling complex problems, connecting them to human needs, and helping teams bring ideas to life. Trained in mathematics, English, theater, and design at UC Berkeley and California College of the Arts, Audrey found in design the perfect mix of empathy, logic, and intuition. You can watch some of her talks here: https://womentalkdesign.com/speakers/audrey-crane/

Areas of Expertise

Strategy
Research
Design
Leadership
Digital Products
Empowered Teams

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Industry Focus

Technology
Bioscience
Finance
IT and Developer Tools
B2B

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