Chris Jones
Head of Design at GEICO, former Head of Creative Technology & Global Product Lead for Creative Shop at Facebook
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Implications for AI in Advertising
The Applications of Enterprise Chat and How To Leverage It.
Designing for people in a Machine Centric World.
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Washington, DC, United States
Chris has built a career designing products at the intersection of emerging technology and people. His experience includes bringing new products to market for Meta’s ad platform, including Instant Experiences and Creative Hub, and multiple AI-driven audience and insights tools. As VP of product for Radar Networks, he brought the first consumer Semantic Web service to market and partnered with SRI to develop user interfaces for DARPA-funded projects that led to the creation of Siri.
Chris holds multiple patents ranging from social collaboration, AI audience segmentation, and architectures for knowledge graphs. He co-founded the San Francisco Lean UX meetup, bringing designers, product managers, and developers together to embrace the principles of The Lean Startup.
He has been fortunate to work and consult for various corporations, including Apple, Meta, Google, SRI, ETrade, HP, IBM, and Netscape. Currently, Chris is a senior director at GEICO, leading design for their AI, Marketing Tech, Developer, and Data Platforms.
Chris’s Previous Speaking Experience
Chris has spoken at various corporations and conferences, including SXSW, Cannes Lions, AIGA, CES, C2, and Commonwealth Club, on topics including The Future of Creativity and Advertising, Emergence of AR for Marketers, UX Design, and Lean Product Development.
As a designer, entrepreneur, and speaker, Chris is passionate about emerging platforms' creative potential to change how people interact and how businesses market themselves. He blends provocative thinking with pragmatic frameworks to help businesses achieve long-term success.
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