Ksenia Pachikov

Ksenia works at the intersection of human-centered research, visual communication of insight, and early concept development. She leads research across multiple domains, including media, education, medical, smart devices, and insurance. She started this practice out of the belief that to be effective, research needs to be transparent, efficient and focused on implications. She holds a Master of Design from the Institute of Design in Chicago and has taught at the School of Visual Arts and Parsons the New School for Design.

Liza Murphy

Liza has over 10 years experience in qualitative research, and has worked at several globally enabled boutique research agencies including Flamingo, 2CV, and The Big Picture. Design thinking informs her approach, and she has translated research findings into actionable brand strategy for clients across CPG, Beauty, Alcohol, Tech, Gaming and more. Liza has spoken at global conferences on Designing Brands for Future Consumers. She holds a BA in Philosophy from The New School and a BFA in Communication Design from Parsons.

Josué Cardona

Josué's background in engineering, psychology, and fandoms gives him unique insight when working with clients. He believes that the best way to understand people is through the things they care about. His experience includes working in medical technology, education, mental health, and multimedia in both the public and private sector. Josué holds degrees in electronics and mental health, is probably enrolled in at least one MOOC right now, and he's always listening to a new audiobook.

Jeanine Harriman

Jeanine Harriman is a seasoned UX professional specializing in research and strategy for digital products and services. Before partnering with Field & Studio, Jeanine spent three years as an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan leading innovation initiatives for the Asset Management and Retirement Solutions teams. In this role, Jeanine led research, strategy, market validation and development of next-generation digital experiences designed to improve the lives of investors and people planning for and in retirement. Jeanine started her career as an interaction designer in the Silicon Valley and LA, then moved to NYC to lead research and strategy for TD Ameritrade's next-generation mobile offerings. Later, she joined Thomson Reuters, where she led research, strategy and design for future concepts for the Eikon financial services platform. She also writes articles, speaks at conferences, runs workshops, and taught a popular user experience design course at UCLA Extension.

Helen Gorokhovsky

A licensed psychotherapist with a masters degree in social work, Helen brings 10+ years of experience of deep listening, probing questioning, and analysis of human cognition to her work in human-centered design. Helen's trauma-informed approach informs how she collaborates with clients and their customers to understand and solve for the root causes of problems.