Kyle Peatt

Kyle Peatt is the Co-Founder and Chief Design & Product Officer at Lantern, where he focuses on experience design strategy and product development. Before founding Lantern, he held significant roles at Shopify, including Head of Design and Senior Director of User Experience. During his tenure at Shopify, he played a crucial role in evolving the design team into a cross-functional UX discipline, scaling the team from 30 to over 450 members, and leading the creation of Polaris, an industry-standard design system.12

Professional Background::

• Shopify (2014 - 2021):
  • Head of Design and Senior Director of User Experience.
  • Developed a leadership model that emphasized partnerships with engineering and product teams.
  • Contributed to the creation of COVID Shield, a privacy-preserving exposure notification app for Canada.12

Expertise::

• Experience in advising various businesses on design leadership and scaling experience teams.
• Strong belief in integrating research, content design, front-end development, and product design to create exceptional user experiences.12

Peatt's work is characterized by a humanistic approach to leadership and a commitment to building diverse teams that can effectively tackle complex problems in product design and user experience.