Summary
Marcy R is a design leader and advisor with 11 years of experience crafting human-centered, AI-driven product experiences across startups and large enterprises. She has led design at Meta AI, co-founded an AI-focused design firm that served clients like Spotify and Fidelity, and currently advises an AI startup while managing design and crypto product work at Pulley. Trained in Engineering Psychology and Design Impact (Tufts, Stanford), she blends behavioral science with hands-on prototyping and product code to translate research into impactful mobile and web experiences. Known for marrying rigorous UX research with pragmatic engineering, she helped redesign Fidelity’s mobile apps that earned a Webby and regularly builds cross-disciplinary teams to ship scalable AI interfaces. An eclectic background—teaching design at Stanford, co-leading early-stage startups, and choreographing dance workshops—gives her an uncommon mix of empathy, pedagogy, and creative leadership.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Advanced Studies Program: Biomedical Ethics, Advanced Studies Program: Biomedical Ethics at St. Paul's School
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Lin-Wood Public School
BS Engineering Psychology/Human Factors, BS Engineering Psychology/Human Factors at Tufts University
MS Engineering - Design Impact, MS Engineering - Design Impact at Stanford University
French, Spanish, English