Brian Taylor

Brian Taylor is an accomplished product research leader specializing in driving user research programs for Enterprise-scale businesses, delivering actionable insights crucial for informed decision-making.

With a broad background in managing teams of qualitative and quantitative researchers, data scientists, and UX professionals, Brian excels in coordinating research strategies across various departments like senior leadership, product management, marketing, design, and software development teams.

His expertise lies in developing research vision and strategy, as well as crafting data-driven narratives that are instrumental in the product development lifecycle, ensuring the delivery of impactful results.

Brian holds a PhD (abd) in Human Factors and Applied Cognition from George Mason University, an MA in General Psychology from the University of Dayton, and a BA in Psychology from the University of Colorado Boulder.

His professional journey includes significant roles such as Program Director at IBM Cloud User Research, UX Research Manager, and UX Research Lead at Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Head of User Experience Research at Rackspace.

Brian's previous experiences also encompass positions like Usability Sr. Engineer at Dell and various research roles at renowned institutions like the University of Dayton Research Institute and George Mason University.

His versatile background as a mixed-methods researcher allows him to effectively utilize strategic and tactical research methodologies to influence business outcomes comprehensively.