Xander Pollock

Xander Pollock is a highly acclaimed Design Sprint Facilitator and Product Design Consultant with vast experience working with top companies like Google, Twitter, Cisco, Fitbit, Slack, Adobe, Stanford, Abbott, Eli Lilly, Varian, Capital Group, and Wells Fargo.

Xander has a proven track record of successfully aligning teams, improving speed, fostering innovation, and reducing risk, as evidenced by survey results from 62 clients where 99% praised his team alignment skills, 97% acknowledged his role in promoting team speed, 90% praised his innovation acceleration, and 89% recognized his contribution to risk reduction.

Jake Knapp, a renowned figure in the industry, has endorsed Xander Pollock's unique skill set, highlighting his expertise as a designer, facilitator, and former startup founder. Xander's background includes being a Product Designer at Google during the development of the Design Sprint process, participating in numerous Design Sprints at Google Ventures, founding a startup acquired by Google, and launching successful products for Google Maps and Gmail teams. Xander has facilitated over 45 Design Sprints full-time over four years.

Xander Pollock's educational background includes a BFA in Art & Design with a specialization in Graphic Design from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. Presently, he serves as a Design Sprint Facilitator and Product Design Consultant at Palo Alto Design Company and has held key roles at Product Design Pro, Google, and Punchd, among others.

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