Bria Alexander
DesignOps Curator
Bria Alexander is a Senior Design Program Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) consultant, and an International Speaker, Facilitator, and Interviewer. She currently supports Unified Experience and Brand Experience Programs within Adobe’s Design organization, where she also leads the San Jose site of the Black Employee network and the Creative Cloud Product Representation and Equality team.
With over 10 years of facilitation and hosting experience, Bria has served as the curator and emcee for Adobe’s Design Summit, and for Rosenfeld Media’s Design Operations Conference. She has also served as host for all Rosenfeld Media conferences for the past 2 years including the Advancing Research Conference, Design at Scale Conference, Design Operations Conference and Civic Design Conference.
Outside of her professional commitments Bria enjoys travel, live music, and a great bottle of wine. You can find Bria on LinkedIn under her full name, or on Instagram @briaismynameoh.
Rosenverse talks by Bria:
" There’s a big discrepancy between accessible consumer AI and what deep research-driven AI can do - Brittany. "
Day 1 Panel: Up to the Minute: The latest in AI’s impact on UX
June 10, 2025
" We are closing out design ops 2024 with innovation curated by the incomparable John Kuda. "
Day 3 Welcome
September 25, 2024
" Please put your questions inside of the thread associated with the talk. "
Day 2 Welcome
September 24, 2024
" Our curators have been working for months taking presentations from little ideas to something big that advances design ops as practice. "
Day 1 Welcome
September 23, 2024
" What if we had AI teammates who were on every call and could help moderate, recap, and track time? That future is likely. "
The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion
September 23, 2024
" Midday panel brings together Corey, Deanna, Laura, and Lane to talk about everything wonderful so far in the day. "
Theme 1 Intro
September 23, 2024
" Design ops is still defining its service offering and must articulate value both internally and to business partners - Zi. "
Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop
April 18, 2024
" There’s no need to take any notes, because we have sketch notes, session notes, recordings available on Rosenfeld Media website. "
Opening Remarks Day 2
March 26, 2024
" If you want your question asked, please put it in the Slack channel, because I cannot keep up with the rapid things happening live. "
Opening Remarks Day 1
March 25, 2024
" Enterprise is kind of sexy because big, hairy, hard problems of scale and distribution live at the enterprise. "
Welcome
January 8, 2024
" Our sponsors offer sessions with no sales pitches, just incredibly high-quality content. "
Opening Remarks
January 8, 2024
" If you feel uncomfortable or bullied, it is so important that you know you can reach out for help. "
Opening Remarks
October 4, 2023
" If you have any questions for the speakers, you really need to put your question in the thread specific to the talk. "
Opening Remarks
October 3, 2023
" We want you to leave feeling like all those missed Slack messages and emails are worth it. "
Theme Two Intro
October 3, 2023
" We want the Rosenfeld community, both in person and virtual, to feel as loving, supportive, and informative as possible. "
Opening Remarks
October 2, 2023
" If you have a question at the end of a presentation, please put that question in the thread associated with the talk. "
Opening Remarks
March 29, 2023
" If you feel uncomfortable or see bullying, please let us know. We absolutely do not tolerate it. "
Opening Remarks
March 28, 2023
" Bria is the bringer of dad jokes and the glue of the conference. "
Opening Remarks
March 27, 2023
" We have session notes, sketch notes, resource lists, videos, and decks — no need to take notes yourself. "
Opening Remarks
November 18, 2022
" If you are a cohort participant and don’t see your private Slack channel, please let us know so we can guide you. "
Opening Remarks
November 17, 2022
" MJ Broadband’s sketch notes will make your conference experience 10 times easier. "
Opening Remarks
November 16, 2022
" Your strengths, even if perceived as weaknesses, can be your superpower. "
Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle
September 9, 2022
" Take advantage of the digital swag bag — it’s our way of replicating in-person perks in a virtual world. "
Opening Remarks
September 9, 2022
" There’s no need to take notes. All session materials and videos will be shared quickly after presentations. "
Welcome
September 8, 2022
" I am so incredibly proud of Dante, Courtney, Olney, and Gonzalo for their care and effort in the curation process. "
Theme Two Intro
September 8, 2022
" It's okay to try and mess up your OKRs in the first few quarters and learn from it. "
OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?
January 20, 2022
" We need to slow down decision-making processes so that ethics and systems thinking scale with project scope. "
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
" Our community would not be what it is without you. "
Opening Remarks
October 1, 2021
" If you have more ops people than designers, you risk chaos and underappreciation of what ops actually delivers. "
State of DesignOps Panel
October 1, 2021
" Sponsor sessions are free for anyone, whether you paid to attend or not, so invite your coworkers, friends, and family. "
Opening Remarks
September 30, 2021
" There’s no need to take notes; we’ve got session notes, sketch notes, and a resource list all provided. "
Opening Remarks
September 29, 2021
" Man, oh man, what an incredible few days of learning and of the community that we have all had the opportunity to discover at Design at Scale. "
Opening Remarks
June 11, 2021
" Sponsor sessions are incredibly high quality but completely optional; there’s no sales pitch. "
Opening Remarks
June 10, 2021
" Day one is all about ensuring craft on a massive scale, led by Uday Gahender. "
Opening Remarks
June 9, 2021