# Virginia Cagney

> Design Director at Wealthfront | Prev. Instagram, Facebook, Havenly

Location: Santa Cruz, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/virginiacagney

I’m passionate about making our digital world a more usable and efficient place so that we can focus on the things that encourage growth, connection, and delight. 

I am currently Director of Design on Investing at Wealthfront. Previously I supported the redesign of Instagram.com, championed Usability across Meta, and led the development of Wellbeing tools on Facebook.

## Work Experience
### Design Director @ Wealthfront
Jan 2024 – Present
Proudly leading product and content design on the Investing team. We are responsible for democratizing investing by automating products that were historically only offered through advisors, and simplifying the complexity of investing to make it more accessible to everyone.

### Product Designer, Growth @ Instagram
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
Redesigned interest discovery to drive acquisition for Instagram.

### Design Manager, Product Foundation @ Instagram
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
Led Instagram’s Web and Accessibility teams, while supporting the Design System. Together we redesigned Instagram.com and launched accessibility features globally.

### Design Manager, UI Quality @ Facebook
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area
Led and constructed a foundational design program and tools which prevented thousands of usability issues from making it into the app.

### Product Designer, Product Foundation @ Facebook
Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 | Menlo Park, California
Launched user wellbeing products which helped people balance their usage of Facebook with their personal wellbeing goals. Simultaneously, I designed foundational systems as part of the Design Systems team, scaling patterns across Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, and AR/VR.

### Event Producer & Manager @ Babes Ride Out
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Narrowsburg, New York

### Lead Product Designer @ Havenly
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Denver, Colorado

### Senior UX Designer @ Endava
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Greater New York City Area

### UX Designer @ Endava
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Greater New York City Area

### Graphic Designer @ Endava
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Greater New York City Area

### Web Producer @ Newsweek and The Daily Beast
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | New York, New York

### Web and Print Designer @ Simon & Schuster
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | New York, New York

### Visual Merchandising Designer @ Nautica
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | New York, New York


## Education
### d.MBA

### Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communications
University of Delaware

### High School in Graphic Design & Drawing
School of Visual Arts

### High School
Horace Greeley High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/virginiacagney
- Portfolio: http://www.virninja.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13