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I'm Drew — I work where design meets innovation — led by boldness and intention.

Currently designing at Instagram. Previously, built app-wide systems and product vision at Facebook, and growth and product strategy at Coursera.

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Instagram Creator Inspiration

Creative Tools on Instagram

Make Facebook Yours

About

Throughout my career as a digital product designer, I have followed a personal mission that everything I create should help people feel empowered, connected, and fulfilled. This led me to Silicon Valley to design digital experiences for large technology companies like Instagram, Facebook and Oracle, and education startups like Coursera and Everfi. Over time, as my opportunities expanded and blind optimism waned and I saw the true — good, bad, and unexpected — impact technology could have on people, I felt the additional weight to ensure my work was done responsibly.

Designing technology products in an unfathomably complex system of people, processes, policy, and machines is a tall order that requires skills like negotiation, influence, and leadership at the highest levels. These skills aren’t taught in design school.

I firmly believe what’s good for people, should be good for business too. I want to continue to use my voice and knowledge of business and management to bring more humanity to digital products and create the most thoughtful experiences possible. 

Education

MBA — Entrepreneurship and Strategic Innovation
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

 

MS — Management
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

 

BS — Media Arts & Design
James Madison University