Business Innovation Through Design

Andrew La Monica is an award-winning leader with 20+ years of expertise solving complex business challenges, building multi-faceted design teams, & delivering world-class customer experiences.

Expertise

Leadership

Complex Product Roadmaps
End-To-End Customer Experience
Human-Centered Design
User-Insights & Journeys
Digital Transformation
Impact at Scale

Experience Strategy

Brand Development
Multi-Year Strategy & Positioning
Complex Architectures & Ecosystems
Identity & Campaign Development
Value Proposition & Differentiation
B2B, B2C, & B2H

Talent Development

Licensed Executive Coach
C-Suite Executive Presence
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Culture Development
Manager of Managers
Scaling High-Performance BUs

Profile

Hands-on leader who leverages data and design to strategically solve global business problems and deliver exceptional customer experiences.

Andrew La Monica is an award-winning leader with 20+ years of expertise in solving complex business challenges, building multi-faceted design teams, & delivering world-class customer experiences.

He has held Design leadership positions at GE, the Olympics, and Northwestern Mutual driving top-level business strategy through Design. He has also worked with Google, Bloomberg, LinkedIn, USAA, Target, MTV, InVision, Adobe, and others. His work has been honored for excellence by top industry organizations including CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, BusinessWeek, and The National Design Archives.

Andrew is an accomplished leader and executive coach who helps people work better individually, together, and at scale. He speaks frequently about the intersection of design, business, and leadership. He has given keynote addresses at customer-focused Fortune brands and held workshops at various institutions including NYU Stern School of Business and Harvard Business School.

Experience & Education

Recently

Founder

Clients include: Google, Adobe, Mural, MiSalud, VMware, Ascension Health, KCAI, and Rutgers University.

Executive leader for: Strategic planning, multi-year roadmaps, executive development, portfolio management, organization design, organizational performance, and experience development.

Product Design Leadership

Northwestern Mutual
Executive Design leader & first lieutenant to VP, Head of Design. Responsible for Design leadership, driving top-level business strategy, executing long-term business growth, and elevating the culture.

Expert-In-Residence, Design

InVision
The digital product design platform used by the Fortune 100 to make the world’s best customer experiences. Series F Startup ($1.9B valuation). Growing the brand experience by inspiring 2000+ UX, Product, & Brand designers to become better leaders – individually, together, and at scale. Brand & design strategy, brand expression, facilitating workshops, and coaching.

Global Design & Brand Leader

The Olympics
Consultant reporting to the CCO of the International Olympics Committee. Developed the global design transformation strategy to help build the brand architecture internally, communicate a clear global vision, and tell better stories through digital experiences. Unifying an experience for 206 global groups, 28 international federations, and host countries to build a better world through sport.

Global Design & Brand Strategist, Design Director

GE
Led creative direction and design strategy of the GE brand expression as a top 10 global brand valued at $42B. Leadership and execution increased brand value, elevated brand equity across various industries and platforms, and accelerated positioning as a digital company.

Founder & Managing Partner

Strategic advisor to leadership on leveraging Brand Strategy and Design to drive enterprise business forward. Hands-on areas of work include: brand building, brand voice, visual expression, user research & insights, strategy, global creative direction, & brand experiences.

Design Leader & Brand Strategist

I have helped brands from start-ups to Fortune 10 companies drive unprecedented growth in a wide variety of business sectors. By developing strategy, identity, packaging, websites, marketing materials, advertisements, and experiences, I have taken brands through their challenges and to their business goals.

Ande & Partners – General Manager & Global Creative Director
•Bloomberg, NHL, MTV, Gagosian Gallery, Vitamin Shoppe, & CNBC

Doyle Partners – Creative Director
•Stephen Colbert, Martha Stewart, Vanity Fair, Random House, & Scholastic

HarperCollins – Creative Director
•Spider-Man, Where The Wild Things Are, My Little Pony, & Velveteen Rabbit

Formally

BFA, MFA,
& Business Leadership

Harvard Business School – Executive Training
NYU Stern School of Business – Marketing Training
GE Crotonville – Executive Leadership Training
School of Visual Arts– MFA in Design
Rutgers University– BFA in Design