Dorothy M. Danforth

About Dorothy M. Danforth

I build human-centered products and solve strategic challenges that require both vision and execution. I\'ve built products from stealth to IPO at Telocity/DirecTV, launched core B2B SaaS offerings, and co-founded Taproot Foundation, a national nonprofit with $300M+ impact.For two decades, I\'ve partnered with leadership teams at companies like Indeed, Charles Schwab, Comcast, and Merck on high-stakes product and strategy work. I embed as a strategic product partner, not a traditional consultant. At Indeed, I led the strategic redesign of an AI platform serving $1B+ in enterprise clients. At Comcast, I led the product strategy work that defined the experience framework for all Xfinity video properties serving 10M+ users. At Merck, I led patient-centered digital health research.I\'m currently building Shine, a multi-agent AI platform that demonstrates human-centered AI principles in practice. I architected and coded it solo, launching the MVP in 6 weeks.

Experience

1. Founder & Cpo

   Shine

   Aug 2025 — Present · Abington, PA, US

   Shine is a human-centered AI platform for professional development that demonstrates strategic positioning value and HCAI principles in practice. Leading product vision, user research, platform architecture, and go-to-market strategy.Shine guides experienced professionals through structured career discovery to reveal their core value in an uncertain market. It offers users clarity, a plan, and tools to help them better tell their professional story.danforth.co/shine

Education

• Grand Central Atelier

  Realism

• Temple University

  Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Tyler School of Art

Skills

• Design Research
• Entrepreneurship
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Web Development
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Content Management
• Management
• Sem
• Saas
• Usability
• Analytics
• User-Centered Design
• Crm
• Product Development
• Usability Testing
• User Experience Design
• Human-Centered Design
• Mobile Devices
• Start-Ups
• Creative Direction
• Web Design
• Leadership
• User Interface Design
• Broadband
• Cms
• Strategic Planning
• Integrated Marketing
• Content Management Systems (Cms)
• Information Architecture
• Product Management
• Interaction Design
• Program Management
• Practice Development
• User Experience Testing
• User Experience
• Content Strategy