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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:

Bria Alexander

" AI is not really doing anything better than humans yet; it’s just faster and more efficient - Bria. "

Day 1 Panel: Up to the Minute: The latest in AI’s impact on UX

June 10, 2025

Bria Alexander

" Sponsor sessions are optional but incredibly high content and not sales pitches. "

Day 3 Welcome

September 25, 2024

Bria Alexander

" You should absolutely participate in Slack—if you're missing that, you're missing a key part of our conference. "

Day 2 Welcome

September 24, 2024

Bria Alexander

" This is a great opportunity. This is a gift to yourself to dig in with other design ops peers and really learn together. "

Day 1 Welcome

September 23, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Always approach from a place of kindness and think about the experience you want people to have as the water that keeps trees bendable. "

The Big Question about Resilience: A panel discussion

September 23, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Today’s theme is resilience expressed through inspiring personal and professional stories. "

Theme 1 Intro

September 23, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Design ops is like when everything's working well, nobody notices it; when things break down, everyone misses it - Theresa citing Camden Moore. "

Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop

April 18, 2024

Bria Alexander

" If you have questions for the speakers, put them in Slack under the associated thread. "

Opening Remarks Day 2

March 26, 2024

Bria Alexander

" We want you to have a great time and feel good about being here — if anything is preventing that, let us know. "

Opening Remarks Day 1

March 25, 2024

Bria Alexander

" The themes this year include transforming century-old industries, startup to enterprise, the outsider’s perspective, and partnering to transform. "

Welcome

January 8, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Our sponsors offer sessions with no sales pitches, just incredibly high-quality content. "

Opening Remarks

January 8, 2024

Bria Alexander

" Huge shout out to Lauren Cantor, our house librarian, for her wonderful contributions. "

Opening Remarks

October 4, 2023

Bria Alexander

" Slack is a huge part of how we are going to be engaging in today’s conference. "

Opening Remarks

October 3, 2023

Bria Alexander

" This day is focused on me, my job and my specific day-to-day challenges, not on some invisible finish line or senior title. "

Theme Two Intro

October 3, 2023

Bria Alexander

" By showing up, you’re doing so not just for yourselves, but for everyone else that’s here. "

Opening Remarks

October 2, 2023

Bria Alexander

" Please be sure to make sure you change your conference itinerary to your local time zone. "

Opening Remarks

March 29, 2023

Bria Alexander

" David Nicholson is our in-house scribe who produces wonderful sketch notes throughout the conference. "

Opening Remarks

March 28, 2023

Bria Alexander

" 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

Bria Alexander

" Cohorts are one of the favorite parts of the conference, so really participate if you’re in one. "

Opening Remarks

November 18, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Our dedicated scribe Shivangi is making sure all the notes are captured so you don't have to worry about it. "

Opening Remarks

November 17, 2022

Bria Alexander

" If you ever feel unsafe in our virtual community, we want to know about it so we can provide support. "

Opening Remarks

November 16, 2022

Bria Alexander

" Go meet someone new at this conference and set up a coffee chat next week. "

Connecting the Ops: Plenary Panel and Closing Circle

September 9, 2022

Bria Alexander

" No need to take notes — our scribe David Nicholson is capturing detailed session notes and insights for you. "

Opening Remarks

September 9, 2022

Bria Alexander

" You bring energy that blows me away. I’m so excited by your excitement. "

Welcome

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" The community of practitioners is the way we carry each other through difficult moments. "

Theme Two Intro

September 8, 2022

Bria Alexander

" 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

Bria Alexander

" Designers must do the internal work of self-awareness and reflection before shifting power to communities. "

Reflect and Chart Forward

December 10, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Please read our code of conduct to ensure everyone can be their fullest selves while respecting others. "

Opening Remarks

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" We still don’t know if head of design ops will evolve toward a COO role or some other senior position. "

State of DesignOps Panel

October 1, 2021

Bria Alexander

" If you want to take part in the gifs, laughs, jokes, questions, and links to resources, join us on #deogenerall Slack channel. "

Opening Remarks

September 30, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they offer content similar in quality to the main program. "

Opening Remarks

September 29, 2021

Bria Alexander

" You are the reason why we are able to have such high quality programming that we do have at this conference this week. "

Opening Remarks

June 11, 2021

Bria Alexander

" If you are not on Slack, you are missing out on one of the biggest and most interactive parts of our conference. "

Opening Remarks

June 10, 2021

Bria Alexander

" Our digital swag bag is free to all registered attendees and packed with awesome sponsor offers. "

Opening Remarks

June 9, 2021

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