Hi, I’m Meg. I define product futures, design experiences people love, & build the teams that deliver them.

Currently Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute (School of Computer Science). Formerly Sr. Director of UX at Indeed & Head of Product Design & Research at Favor. Past lives at Dropbox, Apple, City of Austin.

Carnegie Mellon

2025 – present

Redefining how the next generation of designers and researchers learn their craft in the age of AI.

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Indeed

2021 – 2025

Recruited to lead the Job Seeker Accelerator, my role grew to lead a global, multi-disciplinary group of UX designers, researchers, and technologists working across all of Indeed’s job seeker and employer products.

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Favor

2017 – 2021

Started as the second product designer; grew to lead a team of 5 product designers and 2 researchers responsible for every aspect of Product Design at Favor across our mobile, desktop, web, and internal applications.

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Dropbox

2015 - 2017

A very early member of Dropbox’s Customer Experience team, I designed the first dropbox.com/support website for Dropbox Business members. I later owned the support experience for the company’s largest user base, Dropbox Basic, and designed self-service, automations, and help experiences.

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my approach

Every long-term leader I've worked with has named the same thing as my superpower: I make sense of complexity. I can be trusted to figure it out. When things are messy, I can chart a clear path forward.

I lead with warmth and move with urgency. I believe in deep understanding and fast experiments, and in building teams that can do both without burning out.

beyond the work

I’m a recent Austin, TX transplant living in Pittsburgh, PA. Ask me about my garden! When I’m not designing, I'm hanging out with my very cool 6-year-old, growing things outside, neglecting houseplants inside, or riding my bike around Pittsburgh.