Dana Cho

Dana is a product and design executive with a 25+ years track record of marrying design and the human lens with business viability and technical feasibility to create new value for both customers and businesses.

As the Chief Design Officer at Verily, an Alphabet company on a mission to transform healthcare, she applied a user-centered philosophy to all aspects of the business, including Verily's products and services that bring value to people's lives. Previously, she ran all aspects of UX design and research for Google Search, a billion-user product.

Dana is passionate about building creative cultures and believes a dynamic, open culture is a leading indicator for wildly successful products and companies that are built to last. She is an executive leader with experience building and managing large, high performing business units, launching award-winning products, and working alongside visionary CEOs to transform entire organizations. She has been featured in Fast Company, Core 77, PSFK, and Rotman Magazine. Dana currently serves on advisory board for Stanford’s Center for Digital Health, the Dean’s Leadership Council for the Harvard Graduate School of design, and Harvard’s Master in Design Engineering program. She has also taught and lectured at California College of Arts, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and various conferences.