Design leadership
to unlock potential
Design leadership
to unlock potential
I’m Naily Nevarez, a product design leader building the conditions for people and products to thrive. Former Assoc. Director of Product Design at Planned Parenthood. Design Systems at BetterHelp. Now a Columbia MBA who connects great design to business results.
Design leadership
to unlock potential
I’m Naily Nevarez, a product design leader building the conditions for people and products to thrive. Former Assoc. Director of Product Design at Planned Parenthood. Design Systems at BetterHelp. Now a Columbia MBA who connects great design to business results.
Teams I've built with
Teams I've built with
Superpowers
How I lead
Design what’s next
At Planned Parenthood, I spearheaded a research initiative with 1,200+ participants on AI in reproductive healthcare. The research informed 3 subsequent publications and helped move our AI tools up the roadmap. I stay close to new technology and help my team move with it.
Design what’s next
At Planned Parenthood, I spearheaded a research initiative with 1,200+ participants on AI in reproductive healthcare. The research informed 3 subsequent publications and helped move our AI tools up the roadmap. I stay close to new technology and help my team move with it.
Design what’s next
At Planned Parenthood, I spearheaded a research initiative with 1,200+ participants on AI in reproductive healthcare. The research informed 3 subsequent publications and helped move our AI tools up the roadmap. I stay close to new technology and help my team move with it.
Build rituals
At a fast-growing startup, we agreed we needed more play at work. Teams often stop at ideas like this, but I started weekly sessions where each teammate taught a playful skill, like drawing or reading ingredient labels. I turn what we say we value into something we practice.
Build rituals
At a fast-growing startup, we agreed we needed more play at work. Teams often stop at ideas like this, but I started weekly sessions where each teammate taught a playful skill, like drawing or reading ingredient labels. I turn what we say we value into something we practice.
Build rituals
At a fast-growing startup, we agreed we needed more play at work. Teams often stop at ideas like this, but I started weekly sessions where each teammate taught a playful skill, like drawing or reading ingredient labels. I turn what we say we value into something we practice.
Focus and adapt
As Co-President of Columbia’s Public Speaking Association, I built a 10-workshop curriculum around one goal: helping every member find a story they feel confident telling. I set a clear direction, create a practical path, and adapt as I learn new information.
Focus and adapt
As Co-President of Columbia’s Public Speaking Association, I built a 10-workshop curriculum around one goal: helping every member find a story they feel confident telling. I set a clear direction, create a practical path, and adapt as I learn new information.
Focus and adapt
As Co-President of Columbia’s Public Speaking Association, I built a 10-workshop curriculum around one goal: helping every member find a story they feel confident telling. I set a clear direction, create a practical path, and adapt as I learn new information.
Case studies
Featured work
Collaborators
What it's like to work together
Naily combines an incredible talent for strategic thinking and action. Naily is a listener too. She always has time for folks and in that listening she gets to the heart of what is being said.
Catherine Stihler
CEO at Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay & Former Member of the European Parliament
Naily combines an incredible talent for strategic thinking and action. Naily is a listener too. She always has time for folks and in that listening she gets to the heart of what is being said.
Catherine Stihler
CEO at Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay & Former Member of the European Parliament
Naily combines an incredible talent for strategic thinking and action. Naily is a listener too. She always has time for folks and in that listening she gets to the heart of what is being said.
Catherine Stihler
CEO at Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay & Former Member of the European Parliament
Naily brought focus, creativity, and empathy to everything she did—helping our team raise the bar on design quality and collaboration, even through some really challenging times.
Kevin Williams
Vice President of Digital Products at Planned Parenthood
Naily brought focus, creativity, and empathy to everything she did—helping our team raise the bar on design quality and collaboration, even through some really challenging times.
Kevin Williams
Vice President of Digital Products at Planned Parenthood
Naily brought focus, creativity, and empathy to everything she did—helping our team raise the bar on design quality and collaboration, even through some really challenging times.
Kevin Williams
Vice President of Digital Products at Planned Parenthood
She challenged me to think critically, supported me through tough decisions, and always made me feel that my contributions were valued... If you have the chance to work with Naily, consider yourself fortunate.
Divya S
Assistant Professor at Bowling Green State University
She challenged me to think critically, supported me through tough decisions, and always made me feel that my contributions were valued... If you have the chance to work with Naily, consider yourself fortunate.
Divya S
Assistant Professor at Bowling Green State University
She challenged me to think critically, supported me through tough decisions, and always made me feel that my contributions were valued... If you have the chance to work with Naily, consider yourself fortunate.
Divya S
Assistant Professor at Bowling Green State University
