# Andy Dahley > Innovative and pioneering Product & UX design leader (ex-Google, ex-Facebook, startups, etc. ). Thoughts at dahley.com Location: Berkeley, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/andydahley Andy Dahley is a technology design veteran with over 20 years experience at startups and global, industry leading companies. He’s a graduate of MIT’s Media Lab and was one of the founders of the Tangible Media Group. Andy’s led AI design teams first at Google and then Facebook, focused on applying the latest, most cutting edge research in novel ways to make better products for humans. His expertise includes pinpointing growth potential within existing products and services as well as identifying new opportunities to leverage emerging technologies such as AI, AR, VR, IoT, and voice. He excels at developing cross functional teams and processes to rapidly test and prototype new ideas. As a seasoned manager and leader, Andy is a multiplier. He grows teams by hiring for talent not hype, uses empathy and mentorship to transform teams from junior to high performing, and delivers world class work without all the overhead. ## Work Experience ### CEO & Head of Product @ Dahley, Inc. Jan 2019 – Present | Berkeley, California, United States The team at Dahley provides product and design strategy and execution. We help companies take their products to new levels of user value and profit by improving their current experience and generating new product opportunities for growth. We work on both Consumer and Enterprise products across industries including tech, healthcare, automotive, and workplaces. ### Product & Design Strategy @ Spiky.AI Jan 2023 – Present | Berkeley, California, United States ### Product & Design Strategy @ Bytez Jan 2021 – Present | United States Bytez is making AI research easier to use and deploy. ### Design Leadership @ United States Digital Service Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Executive Office of the President - Working directly in the Executive Office of the President of the United States - Design leadership of civic tech systems. We improve critical services and build digital public infrastructure with federal agencies. Advocating for human-centered design/development across public services. - Working on building LLM tools for federal agencies - Working on new initiatives with the IRS ### VP of Product & Design @ Seven.me Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Oakland, CA Found and led holistic design for tech/health startup using AI to radically improve health and healthcare. Led initial Product definition and design for experience on mobile as well as hardware. Led hardware design of several innovative medical devices. ### Head of Design - Facebook AI Research @ Meta Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Menlo Park Led the AI design team focused on accelerating and streamlining new AI products and features across Facebook ### UX Design Senior Manager & Leader @ Google Jan 2010 – Jan 2018 | Montain View, CA Google AI Research - Built a new design team in focused on AI. Launched several experimental apps. Google For Kids And Families - Led a cross-functional team including product teams from YouTube, Google Search, and Google Ads to deliver the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Kids & Families Google Hangouts (now Google Meet) - Led UX for one of the first web-multiway video apps on the market Google Accounts - First designer on Google Accounts–responsible for shipping a unified sign-up/sign-on experience for all Google products. Developed a universal design system to create a streamlined Google Account user experience ### Design Director @ Hewlett-Packard Jan 2007 – Jan 2010 Design Director in HPs Personal Systems Group (PSG) ### Design Director @ BitTorrent Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 - Directed and managed all design efforts including user experience, user interface, branding, and web creative for consumer and enterprise business units - Led the design of BitTorrent.com’s digital entertainment network including site video downloads, e-commerce, Windows DRM, BitTorrent client downloads ### User Experience Strategic Lead @ Hewlett-Packard Jan 2003 – Jan 2005 - Leading the user experience design vision and strategic direction for HP’s global intranet portal - Responsible for collaboration with HP’s global branding team to integrate HP’s overall design standards into the portal - Developing and staffing a usability testing service capability within the organization - Directing user research activities for the global employee portal. - Creative design direction for the global employee portal - Consulting with HP Labs on multiple projects ## Education ### Master's degree in Computer Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology ### Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA in Industrial and Product Design University of Michigan ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/andyd - Website: https://dahley.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/andydahley JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/andydahley/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05