Laura Gatewood
Lead Design Program Manager, Central DesignOps, Salesforce
Laura Gatewood is currently a Lead Design Program Manager at Salesforce on the central DesignOps team in UX. She has 15 years of experience in scaling team operations and managing stakeholder relationships. Laura is driven to create great enablement and learning experiences for designers and close partners. Prior to Salesforce, she practiced Research Operations at a large academic medical center, managing a team of program managers and PhDs. Laura has a background in art, strategic planning, event organization, and project management. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina, with her husband, and 3 cats. When not focusing on operations, Laura creates animal art prints, gardens, and reads nonstop!
Rosenverse talks by Laura:
" Short links are a great way to quantify engagement and understand which calls to action are working. "
Beyond Buzzwords: Adding Heart to Effective Slack Communication
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