# Matt de Silva > Design at SimplePractice | Brex, Robinhood alum. Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/mattdesilva Product designer with 10 years of experience across fintech, healthcare, and media. Mention "purple elephant" in your message so I know you read my profile. Hobbies: Bicycle maintenance, stereo systems, vintage sports apparel, value investing. ## Work Experience ### Senior product designer, Client billing @ SimplePractice Jan 2024 – Present | New York, New York, United States Leading a 2-year redesign of the SimplePractice billing experience for 225K clinicians and 10M clients. Mention "purple elephant" in your message so I know you read my profile. ### Design, Banking & Spend @ Brex Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | New York, New York, United States • Led content design for Brex Empower, an automated expense platform used by 30K companies. • Shaped experiences for AI-generated receipts, compliance flows, and spend controls (e.g., budgets and policies). • Redesigned business accounts to enable FDIC-insured funds. ### Design, In-App Education @ Robinhood Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Menlo Park, California, United States • Designed and launched Robinhood’s in-app investor education, reducing time to funding accounts and time to first trade. • Overhauled options content to improve risk comprehension. • Managed financial literacy website, collaborating with legal and compliance teams to address regulatory inquiries. ### Journalist, Digital Currency @ Quartz Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Los Angeles County, California, United States • Led digital currency coverage for qz.com (20M+ readers per month). • Handpicked to write “Private Key,” our first paid newsletter. ### 2019 SABEW Goldschmidt Fellow @ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 One of 16 business journalists selected for the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) workshop at the St. Louis Federal Reserve. Learned how to graph different types of FRED data and analyze the latest stats to craft into new stories. ### Reporter @ ETHNews Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Los Angeles, California, United States • Researched and wrote articles on cryptocurrency markets, with a focus on Ethereum. • Produced critical op-eds on bitcoin-based financial derivatives, central bank digital currencies, and digital asset taxation. • Covered developer meetings, including the Ethereum Foundation’s DevCon3 and UC Berkeley’s Cryptoeconomic Security Conference. • Well-versed in matters related to CFTC, IRS, and SEC oversight. ### Contributor @ SportTechie Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Los Angeles, California, United States • Interviewed C-suite execs, sports-technology entrepreneurs, and professional athletes. ### NBA News Desk Writer @ RotoBaller Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Los Angeles, California, United States • Optimized fantasy basketball lineups for customers, designing matchup strategies around specific statistical advantages. • Published a Yahoo NBA Daily Fantasy Sports column, as well as player performance projections and waiver-wire analysis. • Grew the @RotoBallerNBA Twitter audience through entertaining polls, game-time player updates, and replies to customer inquiries. ### SFS Dean's Office Receptionist @ Georgetown University Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States • Managed appointment schedules for eight undergraduate advisors. • Served as primary point of contact for all visitors. • Processed confidential student forms, maintained events calendar. ### Intern, Office of International Affairs @ U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Washington D.C. Metro Area • Prepared briefing memoranda for Chair Mary Jo White. • Drafted letters in support of Commission investigations. • Researched litigation history for SEC-DOJ joint initiatives. Highlight: I hosted the Technical Assistance Program’s five-day International Institute, which brought together 150 foreign securities regulators for compliance workshops and networking opportunities. I designed a 70-page institute handbook, coordinated guest speakers, and created a training manual for future interns. ### Intern @ OECD Washington Center Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Washington, DC • Hosted on-campus lectures and training sessions about how to use OECD data. • Arranged guest speakers, reserved venues, and advertised programs. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service (BSFS) in International Economics Georgetown University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/matthew-desilva - Portfolio: https://www.matthewdesilva.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/mattdesilva JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/mattdesilva/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29