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Summer Kim

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Lead Partner - Next Gen UX + Product Research at StratMinds

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

Founded and led global UX research functions at WhatsApp/Meta, Roblox, and Google Comms, and served as lead researcher at Microsoft Surface and Motorola. An active investor/advisor with expertise in AI apps, product UX, user research, and 'next billion users' scale-up.

Experience

  1. STRATMINDSPartner, AI x UX & Productcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. RobloxGlobal Head, Roblox Research & Metaverse Insights Lab2021 — 2023
  3. WhatsAppGlobal Head of Research2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  4. FacebookDirector of User Experience2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. GoogleHead of User Experience Research2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area and Waterloo, Canada
  6. MicrosoftUser Experience Research Lead2013 — 2015Redmond, WA
  7. Motorola SolutionsBusiness Innovation Manager2011 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
  8. MotorolaSenior Staff Lead, Innovation & Design2008 — 2010New York City Metropolitan Area
  9. MotorolaDesign Researcher, Innovation & Design2006 — 2007New York City Metropolitan Area
  10. National Capital Commission - Commission de la capitale nationaleIndustrial Designer2004 — 2005Ottawa, Canada

Skills & more

Building Relationships3Design Thinking17Facilitators2Strategy18Management10LeadershipCustomer Insight7User-centered Design42User Experience52Customer Research2Product Innovation15Customer Engagement3
+12 moreBusiness InnovationLong-term Customer RelationshipsMobile Product DevelopmentBrainstorm FacilitationProduct Portfolio StrategyMulticulturalQualitative ResearchCoachingProject ManagementProduct DevelopmentDesign StrategyCross-functional Team Leadership

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Colleagues at StratMinds

Anton Borzov
Lead Partner at StratMinds
Arie Fisher
Lead Partner at StratMinds
Arnold Liwanag
Advisory Partner at StratMinds
Hoang Phan
Executive Officer at StratMinds
Kurt Nunez
Executive Officer at StratMinds
Mike Mortensen
Advisory Partner at StratMinds
Richard Jhang
Lead Partner at StratMinds

Frequently asked questions

Who is Summer Kim?
Founded and led global UX research functions at WhatsApp/Meta, Roblox, and Google Comms, and served as lead researcher at Microsoft Surface and Motorola. An active investor/advisor with expertise in AI apps, product UX, user research, and 'next billion users' scale-up.
Where does Summer Kim work?
Summer Kim is Lead Partner - Next Gen UX + Product Research at StratMinds.
Where did Summer Kim go to school?
Summer Kim studied at Columbia University (MS, Technology Management); Carleton University (BID, Industrial Design); Harvard University Graduate School of Design (Architecture).

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