Mary Wharmby
Mary Wharmby is an expert in in-sourcing innovation, fostering customer centricity, collaboration, and creative problem-solving within organizations at scale.
With a background in Change Management, UX / Interaction Design, International Relations, and Political Science, Mary brings a unique blend of skills to her leadership and design management roles.
Her expertise lies in creating and mentoring cross-disciplinary teams, integrating Agile and design methodologies, crafting end-to-end customer experiences, and linking customer and employee experiences.
Mary's professional journey includes roles such as Vice President, Group Product Manager at U.S. Bank, Founder & Head Strategist at Design Transformation, and Global Head of Design Transformation at BBVA.
She has also served in various design and leadership positions at organizations like Spring Studio, Replicon, Academy of Art University, UBS Investment Bank, and Tiger Information Systems.
Mary's educational background includes studying at prestigious institutions such as Cornell University, Academy of Art University, Columbia University in the City of New York, and the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
Her diverse experience ranges from being a graduate teaching and research fellow at Columbia University to an Intelligence Analyst and Instructor in the US Army with a focus on Russian linguistics.
