Vanessa Xie

Vanessa Xie is a versatile and passionate Design Researcher with a diverse career background in sales, design, research, and hospitality. Exploring the intersection of technology, design, human behavior, and experiences is a special interest of hers. She received her Bachelors Degree in Marketing from Penn State University and her Masters Degree in Design Research from Drexel University. Her master’s thesis project focuses on the process of engaging with emerging technologies in blockchain, which was published in Dezeen. Philadelphia is where she calls home and outside of work, you can find her training with her dragon boat team, trying a new recipe, and hanging with her pups.