Max Masure

Max Masure (they/them) is a community-centered UX Strategist, Inclusion Consultant, Author, and Public Speaker.

They published a non-fiction book in 2022 where they share their life as a trans person and their process of overcoming imposter syndrome: “You (Don’t) Suck: how to overcome imposter syndrome”: https://www.youdontsuck-book.com/

In the past 15 years, they worked as a UX Strategist with healthcare companies like Johnson & Johnson, FOLX Health, Monument, Octave, and Talkspace. They also worked with industries like retail, finance, and civic tech with Nike, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Robinhood Blue Ridge Labs, Higher Ground, and the New Jersey Office of Innovation.

Their work shifted when they started to live authentically as part of the LGBTQIA community. They now incorporate Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in their design and research work.

They currently are a Senior UX Strategist for the All of Us Research Program with the National Institutes of Health.

As part of their DEIA work, they co-founded Argo Collective, a DEIA training company, and the Service Design Network Organization’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Board. They were named one of the most influential leaders of DEI in 2019 and 2020 by Hive Learning and Engati CX in 2021.

They believe in equity, community-centered design, and the liberation of underrepresented communities. They regularly speak on trans inclusion, imposter syndrome, and inclusive design.

www.MaxMasure.com

Find Max on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxmasure/

And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madmaxmasure/