Steve Black

Steve Black is a passionate innovation product creator with 20+ years of development, innovation, and product management experience, including 14 years of advanced digital innovation and 17 patents. He has a unique background that enables him to inspire and develop new creative ideas, with a focus on big-picture hope and dedication to details.

In his role, Steve Black inspires, dreams, questions, and enables innovation. He researches and develops solutions for simple, innovative user experiences, applying new approaches in areas like sport, nutrition, behavior, computer science, and technology innovation. He excels in breaking apart large project scopes to define smaller spikes and stories for a flexible, Agile, fast-paced environment. Steve also emphasizes experimentation, testing, and failing fast, utilizing data to derive meaningful user insights.

Steve Black's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Physics from the University of Oregon. Throughout his career, he has held significant roles at renowned organizations such as Nike, where he served as a Senior Product Manager, as well as notable positions at companies like FOUNDRY COLLABORATIVE, adidas, Sole Technology, and additional experience as a Product Developer at Nike.

Steve Black's diverse professional journey highlights his expertise in product management, innovation, digital solutions, user experience design, project scoping, Agile methodologies, data-driven decision-making, and a passion for experimentation and creativity.