Anthony is the Founder of Runyon and a Partner, with a depth of experience in product design, venture strategy, and business model design. He helps product and design leaders shape better experiences for people that drive meaningful revenue growth. At Runyon, Anthony leads relationships across financial services, media, e-commerce, and AI. He is an alumnus of the global design firm, IDEO, the media firm, IMG, and the Harvard Business School.

Joseph is a Partner at Runyon, with a depth of experience in experience design, venture incubation, and business model strategy. Joseph has shaped product experiences and designed new ventures with a range of businesses including early stage companies, venture capital firms and Fortune 500 enterprises across media, insurance technology, digital learning and ecommerce / marketplace. Prior to Runyon he spent time at IDEO, Lerer Hippeau Ventures and JPMorgan.

Felipe leads visual and communications design for Runyon. Felipe has led prototype design across the entire Runyon portfolio and also designed the visual identities for Elemental Cognition, Aperture Investors, and Braidwell. Felipe previously helped to launch products both in Brazil and the US, with partners such as Nestlé, MasterCard, Asics, Vivo, and Reckitt Benckiser.

As a Design Director at Runyon, Sarah guides content and strategy across relationships and helps build our design teams. Sarah was previously Chief Experience Officer at Tempest, Design Lead at IDEO, and the first Designer in Residence at the NYC Mayor’s Office. Past partners include Ford, American Express, Harvard Business Digital, The Rockefeller Foundation, and TED.

Brenda leads persuasion and acquisition strategy with a depth in human-centered design methodology. She is also a writer and editor specializing in verbal identity, brand marketing, and employee engagement tools. Brenda was previously the Head of Voice at the New York Times and a Partner in Verbal Branding at Prophet. She is also an alum of IDEO. Her past partners include Microsoft, The American Museum of Natural History, KPMG, the Environmental Defense Fund, and InterContinental Hotels Group.

Rashina leads design research and product strategy, ensuring our innovative solutions are grounded in human needs. She crafts insights that drive product design and business value. She has developed graduate-level design thinking curriculum at MIT and Parsons School of Design. Past partners include NASA, Teach For America, the National Museum of African American Music, and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

Erica has over 20 years of experience in digital design and a current focus in UX. She has developed curriculum for and taught in the masters programs at Parsons and SVA in NYC. Past partners include Nike, Google, The Gates Foundation, and The New York Times.

Laura leads Talent at Runyon, leveraging her extensive experience in design-focused recruiting and program management. She has built training curriculums, recruited for a wide range of positions from intern to executive, and designed company-wide programs to enhance candidate and interviewer experiences. Her past partners include Amazon, Compass, and Seattle-based boutique ad agencies, where she has driven impactful projects and fostered innovative team growth.

Becca is a design researcher with a PhD in Human Factors Psychology and is a frequent writer, speaker, and mentor on topics related to UX research and entrepreneurship. Past partners include Chopra, The Gates Foundation, Vanguard, and Health Information Exchange New York (Hixny).

Danielle is passionate about driving business value by helping teams identify and solve real human problems in an intuitive, human-centered way. With a decade of experience in product and design research, she has held prior roles at HubSpot, Ro, Tripadvisor, and others. Most notably she has led research for HubSpot's CRM and established the UX Research presence at Ro as their first UX Researcher.

As a Product Design Lead at Runyon, Belén helps guide design consistency across projects with a focus on UX and Customer Needs. She previously held the Design Lead position in Bitso, the most extensive Crypto Exchange in Latam. Belén has helped to design and launch products both in México, Argentina, and the US, with partners such as Citibanamex, Ficohsa, Cervecería Corona, Papalote Museo del Niño, Cemex, and Coca Cola.

Daran is a lifelong learner and builder with an expertise in product-focused innovation and growth strategy. He previously led the Food Startup Studio at Cargill and has built several new technology startups that span B2B SaaS, marketplaces, and gen AI. He’s best when helping partners imagine a future vision and creating a pragmatic strategy and plan to get there.