# Gretchen Kish > Regenerative Design Strategy + Climate Innovation • Complexity, Warm Data, Sense-making • Author, Researcher, Editor • ex-Meta Social Impact • On a mission to build a nature positive future + Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/gretchenkish @Climate Innovation Project is a regenerative innovation lab. As climate pressure mounts, our shared future is increasingly planet-centered. The benefits of circular and regenerative practices in your organisation aren’t simply good for you and the planet — it is smart strategy. We help future-ready organizations innovate, transform and adapt their systems, products, operations and services to meet climate realities. Our deep expertise in climate solutions, design strategy, and experience research can de-risk sustainable innovation, generate cost savings, and uncover new revenue opportunities. ## Work Experience ### Principal, Regenerative Design Practice @ Climate Innovation Project Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area • Regenerative organization design • Design strategy and innovation • Research and Insights • Sensemaking in systems • Nature positive supply chain futures • Climate risks, scenarios, mitigation, resilience • Sustainability culture shifts • Sustainability team capacity building • LCA and nature footprints ### Advisory Council @ The Greenhouse Jan 2024 – Present ### Speaker @ Women and Climate Jan 2025 – Present ### Founding Board Member @ Her Life Ally Project Jan 2023 – Present ### Research Lead, Pillar Lead, Social Impact @ Meta Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area Led social impact research innovation pillar, nonprofit ecosystems and climate awareness user research initiatives. Design strategy and implementation. Directed cross-functional teams and stakeholders. Key Responsibilities & Achievements: •Spearheaded research strategy •Lead end-to-end research programs, qualitative and quantitative methodologies •Establish research frameworks for social impact initiatives •Facilitated and led design thinking workshops, future studies, design sprints, team collaboration •Developed innovative research methodologies integrating AI and NLP technologies Core Competencies: •Research Leadership •Design & Innovation •Management and Technical Expertise •Climate Change Awareness, Social Impact •Leadership: Cross-functional strategic planning, opportunity mapping and analysis, leadership decision-making presentations ### Experience Strategy Lead @ Anaplan Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California Strategy, experience and service design for continuous improvement of the E2E Customer Journey. IPO 2018. Led cross-functional teams to deliver breakthrough innovation outcomes through rapid growth. Designed and conducted research, discovery, and execution at speed and scale. Led business transformation through change management across the global organization. Initiated company-wide shift to evidence-based decision-making. Human centered design workshops: design, facilitation and delivery. Introduced Design Thinking Methodologies to deliver target state service delivery. Scaled business architecture from 800 employees to several thousand. Lead transformation initiatives Including: -Companywide Customer Data Strategy -Service Design Practice and Methodologies -GTM Product Delivery Service Strategy and Redesign -Product Experience Design -Customer First Corporate Culture Initiative -Customer Research Program Inception -Work/Life Balance Employee Research -Culture Team Lead -Women's Interest Network Core Team -Career Journey Mapping Workshop Delivered Globally as part of Women's Interest Network -Company Values Redesign ### Virtual Channels Experience Strategy, Discovery + Design Lead @ Wells Fargo Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area Experience strategy, discovery, and service design for Authentication Fraud and Cyber Security Ecosystem. All channels, touch points, and journeys: digital, mobile, tablet, bank branches, ATM, phone banks. Human-centered design, primary and secondary research, interviews, data analysis, key insight and key opportunity synthesis, journey mapping, service blueprints, future state design, design workshop facilitation, collaboration, and co-creation. Create, design, launch, lead WFVC Experience Lab for product teams. Co- create Enterprise Authentication Oversight Program. Launch Card Free ATM. Current State Authentication Research Initiative, Future State planning, design, integration. Service design prototyping, iteration. New capability rollouts, IoT, Biometrics. People, process, technology, and product at scale, service design. ### Co-Founder, UX + Design Strategy Studio @ Sweet Studio • Head of UX Research + Design Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area Member of founding team. Provided: Product Design, Site Map, Content Design, Content Strategy, User Flows, Wireframes, UX, UI, Photography, Branding, Visual Design. Lead Service Designer + Experience Strategist. ### Product + Service Design Lead @ Bridgecrest Medical Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area BridgeCrest Medical Bay Area Startup. Wearable technology and Data Visualization. IoT. Preventing accidents before they occur with real time health data from wearable health monitoring. Mobile Alerts and Mobile Employee Health Portal, Web based Medical Staff Dashboard. Led team of product designers that created first prototype of product which solidified company promise and vision. Led to acquisition by Ability Wearables. ### Founder + Head of Product @ Cup and Table Jan 2008 – Jan 2014 | www.cupandtable.blogspot.com Organic Food and Creative Lifestyle Content. Award-winning Food and Lifestyle Blog. International Recognition. Grew Online Community to 2,000 subscribers. ### Senior Manager, Product Marketing @ 24/7 Media Inc. Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 ### Head of Product @ Nodable, Inc. Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 | Greater New York City Area Product Design, IA, Sitemap, User Experience, Visual Design, Creative Strategy, Content Strategy, User Testing, Prototyping. Product recommendation platform. ### Board Member and Officer @ BELVEDERE-TIBURON LIBRARY FOUNDATION Jan 2003 – Jan 2007 | Belvedere Tiburon, California, United States ### Co-Founder, Executive Advisor @ Productopia Jan 1996 – Jan 2001 | San Francisco Bay Area Professional Product Reviews and Recommendations: Top 3 Products for Quality, Value and Style in thousands of categories. Raised $22 million in seed funding from Angel Investors and venture firms including Bessemer and CMGI. Numerous awards including: 25 Best Ecommerce Sites-Time Magazine and Top 100 Web Sites-PC Magazine. ### Corporate Marketing Manager @ Nestlé Jan 1993 – Jan 1994 | Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Chocolate Division ## Education ### Spanocchia Tuscany Climate Farm School ### Theory U in Leading from the Emerging Future MIT Professional Education ### Climate Fellowship Terra.do ### Corporate Sustainability Accelerator Terra.do ### Sustainable AI Terra.do ### AI Implications for Business Strategy MIT Sloan School of Management ### Climate Informed Decision Making and Risk Managment Terra.do ### Impact Measurement and Managment for UN Sustainable Development Goals in Sustainability Impact Duke University ### Climate Innovation in Corporations Terra.do ### Service Design Leadership Lab Service Design Academy ### UXDI in User Experience Design Immersive General Assembly ### BA in English Language and Literature/Letters The Ohio State University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gretchenkish - Website: https://www.climate-innovation.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/gretchenkish JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/gretchenkish/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05