Summary
Colin Narver is an award-winning product and UX leader with 12 years of experience building and scaling design teams and shipping enterprise and consumer products at companies like IBM, Convoy, and Expedia Group. He blends product strategy, design thinking, and research-driven execution to deliver measurable outcomes across AI, education, marketplace, and travel experiences. At IBM he grew design capability from zero to 15 designers and led multiple Watson-powered education products that earned Webby and other industry awards; more recently he’s directing UX for Vrbo. An entrepreneurial operator, he co-founded a travel app, led a startup redesign, and is a founding limited partner at a pre-seed fund investing in University of Washington founders. Known for formalizing hiring, critique, and growth systems, he pairs hands-on prototyping with stakeholder alignment to move complex initiatives forward. Based in Seattle, he’s comfortable operating at the intersection of emerging tech (AI, blockchain) and pragmatic user needs.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Professional Studies Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP), Master of Professional Studies Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at New York University
University Prep
Bachelor of Science Studio Art Film and Painting, Bachelor of Science Studio Art Film and Painting at Skidmore College