Summary
Jen Harris is an Airtable consultant and civic tech UX leader with a decade of experience helping nonprofits, foundations, labor unions, and government agencies turn research and policy analysis into practical data systems and public-facing reports. She combines opposition and corporate research, power mapping, and policy landscape analysis with hands-on database design, information architecture, and product management to make complex civic work actionable. Her portfolio includes long-form engagements for the National Science Foundation and San Francisco Human Services Agency, plus work for regional and public-interest clients like the Ad Council and Regional Plan Association. A practiced facilitator and stakeholder educator, she translates strategic human-centered research into usable tools and layouts for white papers and dashboards. Based in Iowa City, she brings an uncommon mix of studio-art training and UX leadership—having taught and run design studios—that informs her thoughtful visual and information design.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
MFA, Painting, MFA, Painting at City University of New York-Queens College
BA, Studio Art, BA, Studio Art at Yale University