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:
" To succeed now, designers must be lifelong learners ready to rethink and re-understand constantly - Christopher. "
Day 1 Panel: Up to the Minute: The latest in AI’s impact on UX
June 10, 2025
" We talked all about resilience, curated by myself yesterday. "
Day 3 Welcome
September 25, 2024
" If you ever need help, you can reach us at help-customer-service for technical issues and customer support. "
Day 2 Welcome
September 24, 2024
" Manuel Herrera, our sketch noter, has contributed wonderfully to visually capturing the spirit and content of the conference. "
Day 1 Welcome
September 23, 2024
" A lot of design ops impact comes from influence, and influence comes from empathy and showing the benefit of what you are putting out. "
The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion
September 23, 2024
" The stories you’re gonna hear today really reflect the world we live in, design operations, and resilience. "
Theme 1 Intro
September 23, 2024
" The pressure in design ops is often delivery-first mindset instead of quality and strategic impact - Dave Malu. "
Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop
April 18, 2024
" You will have full copies of everything that you experienced today and all the questions. "
Opening Remarks Day 2
March 26, 2024
" The Slack channel is the fastest way to get help, whether you’re virtual or in person. "
Opening Remarks Day 1
March 25, 2024
" We'll have a centralized Slack channel for all discussion to come together as one community. "
Welcome
January 8, 2024
" You can change the time zone on Rosenfeld Media’s website to reflect your local time. "
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
" The code of conduct is on every page of our site; it includes procedures for getting assistance. "
Opening Remarks
October 3, 2023
" All three themes and all speakers you’ll hear came together through inclusive collaboration and insightful perspectives. "
Theme Two Intro
October 3, 2023
" By showing up, you’re doing so not just for yourselves, but for everyone else that’s here. "
Opening Remarks
October 2, 2023
" Sponsor sessions are optional but offer incredibly high content, and they are not sales pitches. "
Opening Remarks
March 29, 2023
" David Nicholson is our in-house scribe who produces wonderful sketch notes throughout the conference. "
Opening Remarks
March 28, 2023
" Even though we are virtual, we are still a community and obligated to treat each other with respect and kindness. "
Opening Remarks
March 27, 2023
" Please read our code of conduct — even though we’re virtual, we are a community obligated to kindness and respect. "
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
" Civic design is relatively new and spans all kinds of government agencies from federal and national down to tribal and local. "
Opening Remarks
November 16, 2022
" Just because empathy isn’t always visible at the top doesn’t mean you can’t be the change. "
Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle
September 9, 2022
" Please keep your questions within the speaker’s thread so we don’t lose track of them in the busy chat. "
Opening Remarks
September 9, 2022
" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches. They offer incredibly high-quality content and are free to anyone to attend. "
Welcome
September 8, 2022
" We help each other, support each other, and guide each other through murky and unclear times. "
Theme Two Intro
September 8, 2022
" OKRs are not one-size-fits-all; you have to shape them based on your organizational context and culture. "
OKRs—Helpful or Harmful?
January 20, 2022
" Working on a different word than empower: People already have power, we have to respect it. "
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
" The most highly rated part of the conference every year are the facilitators making the cohorts sing. "
Opening Remarks
October 1, 2021
" Design ops has an opportunity to inject human-centeredness into product development to balance business and customer value. "
State of DesignOps Panel
October 1, 2021
" There are no overlaps between sponsor content and main programming, so you never have to choose what to attend. "
Opening Remarks
September 30, 2021
" Check out our digital swag bag—our sponsors put a lot of effort into making compelling offers for all of you here today. "
Opening Remarks
September 29, 2021
" If you’re not in Slack, you’re missing out on the party. "
Opening Remarks
June 11, 2021
" You can access our digital swag bag by scanning the QR code or visiting app.everthere.co/e/d-a-s. "
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