Renee Reid
Staff UX Design Researcher, LinkedIn
Renee Reid is a Staff UX Design Researcher at LinkedIn with 20 years of professional experience in various roles including Project Management, Customer Success, Sales and User Experience. She currently leads research on the Search and Discovery, Navigation and Trust &Privacy member experiences. In additional to being an impactful researcher, Renee also leads LinkedIn’s South Bay Employee Resource Group, BIG- the Black Inclusion Group, she is a Professional Mentor with TechWomen, a global initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and Renee also spends her time as a youth mentor with various organizations including the Boy and Girls Club of the Peninsula.
As a voice and activist for the importance of representation in the UX industry, Renee’s passions include inspiring and encouraging the next generation of women & minority professionals, as well as helping individuals make successful career pivots into UX.
Rosenverse talks by Renee:
"Position your research as a strategic partner early on, not just at the end of a production line."
Positioning insight: Structuring teams, roles and careers for a changing research landscape
March 13, 2025
"Engaging with the stories behind data is crucial for deeper understanding and connection."
Day 3 Theme Panel
March 13, 2025
"I asked my allys, I appreciate your allyship when I'm in the room, but I appreciate it more when I'm not in the room."
Interactive Keynote: Social Change by Design
January 8, 2024
"If you make a pretty page, that's great. But if the users can’t actually use the page, you just have a pretty page."
Becoming a ResearchH.E.R (Highly Enterprise Ready)
June 3, 2019
