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KRISTEN SMITH: DESIGN LEADER & ADVISOR
Kristen
Smith
I’m a design-led product executive focused on emerging tech, AI systems, and scalable growth. I specialize in translating complex systems into trusted, usable products—and building the teams that make it happen.
I help companies turn ambitious ideas into real products — thoughtfully, efficiently, and with a clear sense of what matters. I work across product strategy, systems thinking, and design to make sure what gets built is not just elegant, but effective.
Over the past 20 years, I’ve led product and design across AI, healthtech, infrastructure, and media—building platforms, tools, and go-to-market experiences for early-stage startups and global brands alike.
In addition to my full-time role as Chief Product Officer at Nimbus, I advise founders, mentor product and design leaders, and take on select strategic projects through my consultancy, Dark Pilot.
I bring structure, taste, and follow-through to every engagement — and I work best with teams that care about clarity, quality, and building something that lasts.
To view select projects download my portfolio. For collaboration opportunities, mentorship, or anything else, feel free to say hi.
CLIENTS & PROJECTS: 2003–2024
Adobe
American Airlines
Apple
Assurant
Barbarian
Best Buy
Bloomberg
Boston Children’s Hospital
Chanel
Complex Media
Control Group (Intersection)
Dasani
Dove
Firetalk
Flowspace
Ful Backpacks
Gathr Films
Gerson Lehrman Group
Havas Media
Health Universe
Harvard University
Justin Timberlake
Kashi
Kate Spade
Kiehl’s
Kilter Group
LEGO
Loop
Matchbook
M&Ms
Miller Brewing Co.
Mini
Murmuration
NASDAQ
New York Life
Nimbus
Ogilvy
Oliver Wyman
The Olympics
Plymouth Rock
Quotidian Ventures
RedEnergía
Samsung
Saucony
Shakira
Smirnoff
Southwest Airlines
Sugar CRM
Svedka
TelcoDR
Timehop
Turner Broadcasting
Unilever
Virgin America
Virgin Mobile
The Webby Awards
Yipit
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