Vanessa Slavich

About Vanessa Slavich

taking time to focus on healing ‍🩹. i won’t be responding to messages for the near term~~I am passionate about research to understand needs and co-creating solutions that allow more equity in systems and society.I received my Masters in Interaction Design with a focus on social impact and, prior to Celo, worked with the United Nations OCHA’s Centre for Humanitarian Data and the Kapor Center for Social Impact. Earlier in my career, I worked at Apple and Square, recruiting the early iOS team at Apple and helping Square scale from 70 to employees. I\'m applying all of the lessons learned around inclusion and belonging to the culture, community, and products we\'re building with Celo.I speak and write about design and inclusion, live in San Francisco and online at vslavich.com.Specialties: Design: Design thinking, systems thinking, service design, brand, design strategy, qualitative design research + insights, visual design, concept sketching, prototyping, instructional design Business: Program management, project management, entrepreneurship, workshop facilitation, community building, learning + development, recruiting, human resources, organizational design, marketing, communications, investing Diversity: Diversity + inclusion, social impact, social justice, financial inclusion, belonging

Experience

1. Partner

   Clabs Now Part Of Celo Core Co

   Jun 2018 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   We believe in a future where everyone can prosper.Working on Celo—a mobile-first blockchain that makes decentralized financial (DeFi) tools and services accessible to anyone with a mobile phone, bringing the powerful benefits of DeFi to the users of the 6 billion smartphones in circulation today.With its interoperability, cross-chain compatibility, and vision for currency inclusivity, the Celo Platform enables native and non-native digital assets–both cryptographic and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)–to circulate freely, at extremely low costs and high speeds, across devices, carriers, and countries–making money mobile, global and accessible like never before.We\'re hiring and are passionate about building a company of people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. If you identify as underrepresented in tech and are curious about blockchain for social good and / or cryptocurrencies, I would love to meet you.

Education

• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

  Bachelor of Science, Business, Marketing, Graphic Communication

  2003 — 2007

• University of Cambridge

  Certificate in International Business Practice

  2008 — 2009

• Copenhagen Business School

  Study Abroad

  2006 — 2006

• California College of the Arts

  Master's degree, Interaction Design

  2016 — 2017

Skills

• User Research
• Time Management
• Design Research
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Public Speaking
• Event Management
• Management
• Project Management
• User Testing
• Leadership
• Interaction Design
• Photography
• Process Improvement
• Service Design
• Remote User Testing
• Social Networking
• Social Media
• Recruiting
• Social Media Marketing
• Strategy
• Event Planning
• Teamwork
• Sales
• Team Management
• Design Thinking
• Marketing