Hanna Xu

Hanna Xu is a Senior Product Designer at Apple with over ten years of experience in product design.12 She has been working at Apple for the past four years, focusing on enhancing how brands and businesses present themselves within Apple's ecosystem.2

Career Highlights

• Current Role: Senior Product Designer at Apple (since December 2019)5
• Previous Positions:
  • Head of Design at Gfycat (for four years)
  • Co-founder of FortyWings (launched an iOS and Android messaging app)
  • Led Core Communications at Tango (a social messaging unicorn)
  • First hire at Locket (an early-stage startup working on mobile adtech)
  • Intern at Degas Media (where she discovered her passion for mobile, UX design, and startups)

Education and Skills

Hanna graduated from Washington University in St. Louis.3 She specializes in messaging, video, brand management, and advertising.4 Her experience spans various aspects of product design, with a particular focus on mobile and UX design.2

Personal Interests

Outside of work, Hanna:

• Experiments with designs and collaborates closely with engineers
• Participates in hackathons (has won a few)
• Enjoys dog training with her border collie mix
• Has interests in food, video games, and board games
• Is active on design discords and does some mentoring

Hanna created her portfolio website using basic HTML & CSS, which she learned from her childhood experiences on Neopets.2 Her LinkedIn profile can be found under the username "hannaxu".3