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    Ben Spear
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    Interim Director of Design @ Geode Capital Management

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    About Me

    Transformative design leader with 20 years of experience in team building and development, scaling design, brand strategy, design education, user research, UX/UI, and production. Servant leader and true believer in the power of design to improve the world and ourselves.

    My Skills

    • Branding & Identity
    • Career Advice
    • Design Leadership
    • Team Building

    My Career

    Interim Director of DesignGeode Capital ManagementAugust 2021
    Current

    Designer, Coach & AdvisorBenjamin SpearJanuary 2019
    Current

    UI/UX Design MentorSpringboardMarch 2021 - February 2022

    Member, Visual Design Product Advisory BoardGeneral AssemblyMay 2021 - December 2021

    Design InstructorGeneral AssemblyJuly 2015 - September 2021

    Design Coach & AdvisorYLabsApril 2019 - November 2021

    My Education

    Boston UniversityBFA, Graphic Design Graduated -2002

    Scuola Internazionale di GraficaSemester Abroad, Graphic Design, Book Arts, Printmaking, Italian Language Graduated -2001

    My Details

    Country
    • United States
    Languages
      Years of Experience
      • 15+ years
      Timezone
      • Eastern Standard Time
      Member Since
      • May 14, 2019

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