A design exec blending user experience with business strategy & AI transformation in the financial space.
— with side ventures into entrepreneurship and indie game dev.
I am currently a Managing Director at Societe Generale CIB in London, UK. I write and talk about design, leadership and AI at international conferences.
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How AI Brings Product, Design, and Tech Teams Closer Together 🇫🇷 Podcast
"A rich, lucid, and bullshit-free conversation": that's how Sarah introduced my episode on the value of design, organisational amnesia and how AI is used as an excuse to challenge rigid structures and roles. May 2026
Speaker spotlight 2026 — Pixel Pioneers Interview
How has AI changed my job since 2023? What does an AI Officer actually do? Can crochet and AI coexist? Oliver invited me back for a second spotlight ahead of Pixel Pioneers Bristol. Feb 2026
Boring AI: how GenAI is quietly changing our everyday work Article
AI doesn’t have to be spectacular to be transformative. The shiniest use cases don’t necessarily work in the complex and context-heavy enterprise world. I wrote about Boring AI, how it quietly changes our approach to work and the limits to acknowledge. Oct 2025
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Over-complicated? Over-simplified? The UX Efficient Frontier
For years we, designers, have been celebrated for making everything easier. But can we go too far sometimes? 19 min, May 2022
Are design systems business assets or technical assets — The DS Pod Podcast
Chris invited me back to discuss the long-term game of design systems, pitching beyond the technical aspects and articulating business values with stakeholders. We also joked about design system ownership. Mar 2023
#10yearchallenge: the rise of design in Corporate and Investment Banking Article
The days of unreadable Excel spreadsheets are coming to an end! This story explores the use of design in Corporate & Investment Banking services and what it really means to rethink an entire industry. Mar 2019
Speaker info
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