Jennifer Otitigbe

Jennifer​ ​Otitigbe​ ​has​ ​worked​ ​in​ ​all​ ​aspects​ ​of​ ​new​ ​product​ ​development​ ​from​ ​ concept​ ​development​ ​to​ ​product​ ​launch​ ​and​ ​growth.​ ​She​ ​currently​ ​leads​ ​a​ ​ User​ ​Experience​ ​team​ ​at​ ​Google,​ ​where​ ​she​ ​specializes​ ​in​ ​user​ ​research​ ​for​ ​ complex​ ​software​ ​systems.​ ​In​ ​a​ ​prior​ ​role,​ ​Jennifer​ ​was​ ​a​ ​staff​ ​member​ ​at​ ​the​ ​ Institute​ ​for​ ​Human​ ​Centered​ ​Design​ ​where​ ​she​ ​worked​ ​initially​ ​as​ ​a​ ​Project​ ​ Manager​ ​and​ ​then​ ​progressed​ ​to​ ​serve​ ​as​ ​the​ ​Director​ ​of​ ​User​ ​Experience​ ​ and​ ​Research.​ ​In​ ​this​ ​capacity,​ ​Jennifer​ ​conducted​ ​and​ ​led​ ​multi-disciplinary​ ​ consulting​ ​projects​ ​in​ ​accessibility,​ ​universal​ ​design​ ​and​ ​human-centered​ ​ design.​ ​Her​ ​work​ ​centered​ ​around​ ​generating​ ​actionable​ ​design​ ​insights​ ​for​ ​ public​ ​sector,​ ​cultural,​ ​educational​ ​and​ ​consumer​ ​focused​ ​organizations.​ ​ While​ ​at​ ​IHCD,​ ​she​ ​also​ ​helped​ ​with​ ​the​ ​launch​ ​of​ ​the​ ​User/Expert​ ​Lab,​ ​the​ ​ statewide​ ​conference​ ​on​ ​design​ ​and​ ​technology​ ​for​ ​people​ ​with​ ​disabilities​ ​ and​ ​the​ ​Universal​ ​Design​ ​Case​ ​Study​ ​project.

Education 
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, B.S.
Stanford University, M.S.
Professional Development: Massachusetts College of Art & Design