About
Malea Gadoury previously founded a startup accepted into Y Combinator's S20 batch. She brings 18 years of experience in product design and team leadership across multiple industries and organizations of different scales.
Founder at ForewordYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Malea went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Malea can intro founders to Foreword's investors below.
Foreword's investors · 1
Co-founders at Foreword
BP
Brian ParkFounder
Experience
- ClassDojoPrincipal Designer, Growth & Productcurrent2023 — present
- ForewordCo-Founder2020 — 2022
- WonderschoolDesign Director (Head of UX)2019 — 2020San Francisco
- GoogleFirebase Head of UX • Staff UX Manager2015 — 2018San Francisco, CA & New York, NY
- GoogleGoogle+ UX Lead • Senior UX Manager2012 — 2015Mountain View, CA
- AwaycoUX Advisor2017 — 2018San Francisco, CA
- 17FEETAssistant Creative Director2011 — 2013San Francisco, CA
- 17FEETUI designer2008 — 2011San Francisco, CA
- InpixGraphic Designer / Art Director2005 — 2007
- IndependentDesign Consultant2004 — 2005Montreal, Canada
Skills & more
WebflowInteraction Design16Art Direction14User Experience13User Interface Design12User Experience Design7Experience Design6Visual Design5User Interface10Usability6User-centered Design6Graphics8
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Web DesignInformation DesignMobile DesignGraphic DesignLanguages English · Français
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Malea Gadoury?
- Malea Gadoury previously founded a startup accepted into Y Combinator's S20 batch. She brings 18 years of experience in product design and team leadership across multiple industries and organizations of different scales.
- Where does Malea Gadoury work?
- Malea Gadoury is Founder of Foreword.
- What companies did Malea Gadoury found?
- Malea Gadoury founded Foreword.
- Where did Malea Gadoury go to school?
- Malea Gadoury studied at Y Combinator (S20); UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal (Bachelor, Graphic Design); Collège Édouard-Montpetit (Certificate, Digital Media).
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