Opening Plenary: Margaret Gould Stewart, Connecting the world through video -
Special EventsAbstract » If every story and every storyteller is unique, how do you design a container to hold the most diverse set of faces and voices in human history? YouTube's Margaret Stewart, director of user experience, will discuss how the company approaches this inspiring challenge. Expect to learn about the YouTube experience from both filmmakers and viewers, the stories behind the videos and channels you love, and design principles you can apply to your work.
Bio: Director of User Experience - YouTube
Margaret Gould Stewart manages the User Experience Team for YouTube, leading the company's overall design and user research efforts. Prior to her current role, she spent two years leading Search and Consumer Products UX at Google. Margaret has been a practitioner and manager in the field of User Experience for over 15 years. After graduating from New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) in 1995, Margaret consulted extensively with New York media companies such as the New York Times, Time-Warner, and Scholastic to develop many of their first forays into the web. She's held leadership roles at a variety of high profile start ups and companies, including Tripod.com and Angelfire.com, which were both acquired by Lycos, Inc.
Over the course of her career, Margaret has led the design teams for 5 top 10 most visited websites in the world. Margaret is a member of the board of Architecture for Humanity, and she has served on the jury for the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards. She is a frequent speaker about design, user experience, creative management, and the changing landscape of media. She lives in Palo Alto with her husband and three children.