Summary
Moritz Stefaner is a data visualization designer, consultant and researcher with 16+ years of experience helping organizations uncover “truth and beauty” in complex datasets. As founder and Truth & Beauty Operator he advises clients such as OECD, Google News Lab, Salesforce, Deutsche Bahn, FIFA and the Max Planck Research Society, blending rigorous cognitive-science-informed design with expressive visual forms. His work has been exhibited at venues including the Venice Biennale of Architecture and Ars Electronica, and he amplifies the field as co-host of the long-running Data Stories podcast. Comfortable moving between consulting, research and public-speaking, he pairs academic training in interface design and cognitive science with hands-on craft in interactive and motion graphics. Colleagues often note his rare combination of visual sensitivity and analytical rigor that makes dense information both insightful and memorable.
16 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
B.Sc., Cognitive Science, B.Sc., Cognitive Science at Universität Osnabrück
M.A., Interface Design, M.A., Interface Design at University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
German, English, Spanish, French