Braden Kowitz

Design Director

2024 - Current

Design Manager

2021 - 2023

Led the consumer design team of 17 amazing designers, researchers, and writers. Together we launched Link across 6 Stripe products, and launched the first versions of pay by bank, and crypto onramp. Led product design for checkout experiences.

Co-Founder

2017 - 2021

Co-founded Range, with a mission to build effective teams through software. Led Product and Design, building a product that was loved by teams at Twitter, Carta, Coursera, and more.

Design Partner

2010 - 2017

Pioneered the role of Design in VC. Built the Google Ventures (GV) design team. Together we invented and popularized the Design Sprint, including writing a NYT best selling book. I worked with over 100 startups, coaching designers and design leaders.

User Experience Designer

2005 - 2010

Designed and launched the first versions of Google Workspace, Google Spreadsheets, and Google Trends. Early contributor to Gmail.

Research Assistant

2002 - 2004

Integrated System Laboratory, and Knowledge Based Systems Laboratory.

Intern, Software Development

1999 - 2000

Designed and implemented custom visualizations for analyzing website traffic paths. Integrated existing visual query and analysis tools with OLAP databases.

Intern, Interactive Exhibits

1997 - 1997

Designed and implemented interactive exhibits for the web and the museum floor.