# Emiola Banwo > Design @ Rewiring America. Ex: UN, KPCB, Twitter Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/emiola I'm a Staff Product Designer with a full stack of research and design capabilities. I specialize in workflow productivity tools, and have led small and scrappy teams to orchestrate complex product suites. As a certified design sprint facilitator, I help teams accelerate product development and market validation with 4-day design workshops. I combine backgrounds in Computer Engineering and Cognitive Science with 10+ years of experience in Product Design - working with leading organizations such as Twitter, United Nations SDSN, and Kleiner Perkins. As a specialist in collaboration/workflow tools, I build solutions that optimize the productivity of individuals, organizations, and communities. Climate Action is the highest priority of our time, and I choose to dedicate my life to accelerating the work of those working at the frontlines - where our grandest challenges meet our greatest capabilities. I believe each and all of us have a part to play in making the world more equitable, prosperous, and sustainable. So I've committed my life to telling stories, sharing resources, and building tools that empower us to fulfill our collective potential. ## Work Experience ### Product Designer, Electrification Incentives + Community Planning @ Rewiring America Jan 2023 – Present Rewiring America is the leading electrification nonprofit, focused on electrifying our homes, businesses, and communities. We develop accessible, actionable data and tools, and build coalitions and partnerships to make going electric easier for households and communities. Rewiring America helps Americans save money, tackle nationwide emissions goals, improve health, and build the next generation of the clean energy workforce. ### Creative Director for Climate Productivity @ Emiola Banwo Designs Jan 2020 – Present | New York City / Remote I have 10+ years of experience in Product Design - working with leading organizations such as Twitter, United Nations SDSN, and Kleiner Perkins. As a specialist in collaboration tools, I build solutions that optimize the productivity of individuals, organizations, and communities. As a certified Design Sprint facilitator, I help project owners accerate research and development of new solutions from months to just one week - enabling them to save time and resources while remaining agile and responsive. ### Founder + Executive Director @ Monuments Jan 2022 – Present | New York, New York, United States Helping frontline communities achieve climate justice goals by automating collaboration workflows. Instantly identify vulnerable populations and local partners to reach them, then schedule planning roadmaps with workshops, surveys, and more. At Monuments we're celebrating, connecting, and empowering those at the frontlines where humanities grandest challenges meet our greatest capabilities. ### Product Design + User Research @ SPHERICAL Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 The Climate Resilience Field Kit helps communities across L.A. dream into new possibilities for the places they care about. It equips facilitators with tools for sparking awareness about L.A.’s living infrastructure—and envisioning collaborative projects to put that awareness into action. - Collaborated with core team, funding NGO, and community-based organizations to outline core objectives for engaging community members in LA watershed management. - Conducted user research (qual and quant) with broad stakeholders to prioritize core users, then outline their goals, map existing workflows, and uncover key pain points. - Led design on a suite of collaborative climate tools built on top of a 3D-simulation of the LA region’s climate impacts. Tools included interactive climate education, community visioning, and Sim City-like scenario design. ### ClimateTech Fellow (ODCT) @ On Deck Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York, United States A global fellowship of climate experts and tech operators working together to explore tech solutions that accelerate climate mitigation and adaptation. My project, Monuments, was voted number one among 30+ climate projects. I led a team of 6 people through a series of brainstorming and design sprint sessions to explore collaboration challenges across climate action. ### Product Designer + Software Developer @ Sustainable Development Solutions Network Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 The United Nation's Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) mobilizes scientific and technical expertise from academia, civil society and the private sector in support of sustainable development problem-solving at local, national, and global scales - Led design and development on a dashboard that aggregates realtime, SDG datasets (GIS) from across global providers - Designed and conducted user research study, with participants including NSO officials, SDG advocates, students, and institutional leaders across global regions. - Collaborated with cross-disciplinary team to define product requirements, iterate product designs, and define content strategy - Developed front-end, back-end, API integrations, and event-based analytics - Championed our team's work during the United Nations General Assembly and at other UN events. ### Product Designer @ Twitter Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California - Collaborated with Revenue Productivity teams to design solutions for workflow efficiencies and forecast accuracy for Sales and Finance orgs. - Collaborated with Human Resources teams to design solutions for recruitment, onboarding, and overall talent experience - Collaborated with Learning and Development team to design solutions for employee onboarding, career planning and fulfillment - Collaborated with Design System teams to advocate for design consistency, gather requirements, and build tooling for development teams ### Product Designer @ BetterWorks Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Redwood City, California ### Design Fellow @ Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area Over the course of a summer, KPCB Design and Engineering Fellows join KPCB portfolio companies, where we develop our technical or design skills and are mentored by an executive within the company. ## Education ### Major in Computer Engineering in Minor in Cognitive Science, Human Computer Interaction The University of Texas at Dallas ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/emiolabanwo - Portfolio: http://www.emiolabanwo.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/emiola JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/emiola/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29