Jesse Pickard is a leader in the tech and design industry with a background in visual communications and UX design. He is currently the CEO of Elevate Labs, an award-winning app development company that was recognized by Apple as App of the Year. Prior to his role at Elevate Labs, Pickard founded MindSnacks and worked as an information architect and senior user experience associate at Razorfish. He is also involved in the education sector, having previously worked as an online multimedia developer at Dynamic Applications Inc. and held other design internship positions at MTV Networks and IndustryNext. Pickard is a graduate of Syracuse University and Columbia High School.