Product design leader.
Startup founder and advisor.
Advocate for ethics in tech.
‶I guide {product, design, content, strategy, and research} teams through complex problem spaces —— and make tech more human.″
—— elayne safir
Product design work ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
MOBILE APPS ╱ CONSUMER WEB ╱ DATA + ADMIN PLATFORMS ╱ XR ╱ VOICE ╱ DESIGN SYSTEMS ╱ CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ╱ INTERNAL TOOLS ╱ AUGMENTED REALITY ╱ OFFLINE EXPERIENCES ╱
I care about…
DESIGN ETHICS ╱ OFFLINE-FIRST DESIGN ╱ AUGMENTED REALITY APPLICATIONS ╱ TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN CULTURAL SHIFTS ╱ COGNITIVE BIASES ╱ POSITIVE SOCIAL IMPACT ╱ HUMANITARIAN OPPORTUNITIES IN DIGITAL SPACES
Currently, I am leading Product Design and Content Strategy at CNN.
Independently, I am the founder of Eforia and the Choice Architects event series — and a Techstars startup advisor.
On my days off, I sketch, throw elaborate dinner parties, and spend too much time on Instagram.
My home base is Brooklyn, New York.
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“Design decisions are now affecting people across the world in faster, broader, and alarmingly unexpected ways. We can’t afford not to care — and it’s much easier to affect positive change than it seems.”
—— Choice Architects: Design for Humanity’s Best Self panel at SXSW
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“You are almost never better off working as a lone wolf. Ask for advice, surround yourself with a truly diverse group of people, and collaborate. If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
—— interview with Women in Wellness
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“When you're a refugee, the idea of home becomes a bit intangible. You lose a solid connection to the country you're from, and never feel quite like you fully belong in your adopted land.”
—— interview with Girls & Their Cats
speaking engagements
WOMAN IN TECH ╱ STARTUP FOUNDER ╱ EXECUTIVE ╱ DESIGN LEADER ╱ ADVOCATE FOR AI ETHICS
Available for virtual and in-person events —— as a dynamic speaker, panelist and moderator.
Engaging the tech and business community in conversations about a more mindful, ethical approach to development and design.
Committed to spotlighting diverse voices.
Reach out for availability.
Hacking Product Ethics — Elayne Safir
New York Product Conference 2020 | featured talk
highlights from past talks ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
NEW YORK PRODUCT CONFERENCE: Hacking Product Ethics
October 2020 ╱ New York
WORLD USABILITY DAY: Design for Good or Evil
November 2018 ╱ New York
SXSW CONFERENCE: Featured Design Ethics Panel
March 2018 ╱ Austin, TX
WOMEN IN GAMES GLOBAL CONFERENCE: Education, Intimacy and the Future of Human Connection
September 2020 ╱ London
BRIDGING THE GAP: Designers & Developers
July 2018 ╱ New York
SHESAYS NY PRESENTS: Choice Architects
March 2018 ╱ New York
SXR WELLNESS: Beyond Trends — Unsensored talks VR (5th Edition)
June 2020 | London / VR
NEW YORK CODE + DESIGN ACADEMY: Design for Humanity’s Best Self
July 2018 ╱ New York
GENERAL ASSEMBLY: Choice Architects
February 2018 ╱ New York
INSIDE THE DESIGN STUDIO PANEL: Diversity in Data and Design
December 2019 ╱ New York
INSIDE THE DESIGN STUDIO PANEL: Enhancing vs. Replacing Human Function with Tech
June 2018 ╱ New York
get in touch!
Email me at elayne.safir@gmail.com, connect on LinkedIn or use the form below.