Whipsaw

Tom is a deeply thoughtful and highly creative leader on the Design Team. As Creative Director, he pushes the teams creative output through strong critical thinking and form-giving, shaping meaningful and distinctive products and experiences. He works in close collaboration with the other directors

Walker leads a dynamic, multidisciplinary team of designers, strategists, and researchers at Whipsaw. Under Walker's leadership, the team delivers solutions that solve critical product challenges that balance user and business needs. Walker loves to think about the broad strategic direction of Whips

A natural and empathetic connector and innovative leader, Anne works to drive partnerships through solution sales, world-class design, and the overlap between people, processes, and technology. She has a diverse background spanning strategy, growth, marketing, and communications and readily grasps c

Cole Derby is a VP of Industrial Design at Whipsaw. He works from the belief that while design should spark emotion, it must ultimately function flawlessly. This philosophy drives his approach to Industrial Design, where he seamlessly combines design and engineering solutions into a unified whole.

British-born Mike Elam is an industrial designer and engineer with 25 years of experience in consulting. Hes brought his unique blend of expertise to a diverse range of products throughout his career, including lifesaving infant warming mats for the Third World, solar-powered vaccine refrigerators,

Laura joins Whipsaw with an established background in design and innovation strategyhaving partnered with teams at Nike, Intuit, Coca-Cola, and more to develop transformative strategies that span brand positioning and persona development, to research projects and innovation roadmaps. She helps organ

Cristina is a systems-thinking SaaS operator turned venture capitalist, driven by a passion for growing people and organizations. Most recently, she was a Partner at Seven Seven Six, where she helped scale the firm from $0 to $1B in AUM, led founder and portfolio support across 100+ companies

Mark joined Whipsaw in 2014 after completing his bachelors of industrial design from the University of Cincinnati. Originally a Bay Area native, Mark now lives and works in San Francisco. Mark is an intensely creative problem solver, who enjoys pushing boundaries through disruptive products and desi

Chloe is a Lead Industrial Designer driven to craft beautiful objects and experiences. Shes inspired by new frontiers within technology and is happiest collaborating with motivated partners on genre-defining products. Her innate curiosity colors many aspects of life, from reading to exploring Northe

Natalie is an inventive and delightfully clever designer at Whipsaw, energized by novel, industryshifting ideas. A natural connector of dots, she thrives in ambiguous product territory, transforming abstract challenges into elegant, interactive, and protectable solutions. She has served organization