McLean Donnelly
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McLean Donnelly

Design Executive / UX Professor / MBA

About Me ✨

I am a collaborative design leader, with 12+ years experience leading high-performing design teams at Shopify, Shutterstock & Expedia. 

My design leadership is multidisciplinary - with expertise in UI Design, UX Strategy, as well as Service Design and Accessibility. 

I also earned an MBA degree - providing impactful business skills in strategy, analytics and company leadership. 

​LEADERSHIP  ⚡

VP, UX Design
Shutterstock 


Director, UX Design
Shopify ​

Manager, UX Design
Expedia

​SKILLS  🔥

​• UX Design
• UI Design
• Strategic Planning
• Team Leadership
• Finance/Analytics
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Vice President, UX Design 📸

As the Vice President of UX/UI Design, I led the design organization for Shutterstock, a publicly-traded tech company with over 600MM in annual revenue. 
  • Scaled 30 person Global Design Team
  • Company Lead for iOS & Android redesign
  • Launched Shutterstock Editor
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Manager, UX Design ✈️

At Expedia, I was the Lead UX/UI designer and manager of teams who directed the delivery for Expedia's eCommerce/shopping experiences. 
  • Design Lead for Delta Partnership
  • Design Lead for "Things to Do" reboot
  • Over 150 A/B Tests designed
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Talks & Teaching 💫

I am passionate about UX education, and teach as a Visiting Professor and also serve on academic advisory boards. 

​I speak frequently at leading-technology conferences and write for a variety of publications. 

TEACHING 🍎


Visiting Professor
University of Denver

Adjunct Professor
University of Minnesota

CONFERENCES 💡

​• Design Thinkers
• Google DevFest

• Creative Week 
• Art Directors Club 
• World Usability Day
read Smashing Magazine article
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Photo from my 2019 talk at "Design Thinkers" conference in Toronto. My talk was titled, "UX Meets MBA: A Designer goes to business school."

#OutofOffice 😎 ​

LET'S CONNECT 👋

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MADE IN MINNESOTA ⛄

​My website aims to work for all users - feel free to leave feedback or view accessible design resources.

ACCESSIBILITY
  • Welcome
  • Case Study I
  • Case Study 2
  • Resume