Brian K Sullivan

Brian Sullivan is a Director of User Research and Design Thinking for Sabre, where he is leading customer workshops to disrupt the travel and hospitality industries. In the past, Brian has lead a team user researchers, UX coaches, and usability engineers. Brian believes that we can prevent usability issues in sites and apps. His goal is to make designers better problem solvers.

Brian is an award-winning designer and educator. One design would win over 50 different awards for marketing, design, and innovation. His Design Like DaVinci presentation was the #1 SxSW talk on Slideshare. Brian created the UX Certification Program at SMU, which received national recognition in its second year. His Accessibility Program at Sabre won an award in 2017.

Brian founded the Big Design Conference with his friends in 2008, where over 1,500 designers and creatives meet each year in Dallas, Texas. The best part of the conference is the incredible team of people, who put it on each year.

Brian is a Keynote Author on Slideshare, where he spares his talks from industry events. He has been listed as top speaker at SxSW, IA Summit, Big Design, UXPA, CPSI, and STC Summit. He lives in Texas with his wife, son, and three cats.