“Design holds the pivotal key to a world where healthcare practices, accessibility, and processes are seamless.”
Jennifer Darmour
Jennifer enables organizations to navigate AI transformation by using design as a strategic capability to align people, systems, and technology, creating trusted experiences, scalable organizations, and lasting business outcomes.
By bridging strategy and execution, she connects executive vision with the teams, systems, and ways of working required to turn AI transformation into measurable impact.
Jennifer believes design is far more than product or interface creation. It creates world-class user experiences that people trust and adopt while simplifying complexity, driving alignment, and creating the conditions for innovation to succeed. She has built the systems, frameworks, and experience strategies that help global organizations adapt to technological change while keeping people at the center.
An entrepreneur and innovator, Jennifer draws on experience spanning startups and global enterprises across multiple industries, enabling her to recognize patterns, adapt proven approaches, and apply design thinking to complex challenges regardless of context or scale. Known for her player-coach approach, she stays closely connected to evolving design practice and emerging technologies while leading enterprise transformation.
Recognized with more than 20 patents and numerous awards, Jennifer’s influence spans thought leadership and practice. Her work has been featured in FastCompany, GeekWire, and Wired, and she is a frequent speaker on design, innovation, and leadership. Committed to developing the next generation, she mentors students at ArtCenter College of Design, where she earned her MFA.
Outside of work, Jennifer channels her creativity into traveling with her family, skiing with her kids, and renovating mid-century homes in Seattle alongside her husband.
Jennifer Darmour is a visionary design leader transforming technology into intuitive, meaningful, and beautiful consumer experiences. With a wealth of experience in design leadership across diverse industries, she is currently leading healthcare UX initiatives at Oracle, where she’s redefining the entire suite of health product experiences to be not only functional but emotionally resonant.
An accomplished inventor, entrepreneur, and designer, Jennifer masterfully combines creativity with business acumen. She’s driven by a passion for improving lives through the seamless integration of technology, design, and human connection. Jennifer’s mission is to elevate design standards, creating experiences that inspire wellbeing, meaning, and beauty.
Her innovative work has earned her numerous awards, over 20 patents, and a place in the permanent exhibit at the Museum of Science in Vienna. Jennifer is also a sought-after speaker, sharing her insights on the evolving relationship between technology and design at top conferences.
Jennifer’s approach is rooted in optimism, curiosity, and collaboration, ensuring that every project she leads not only meets but exceeds both user and business expectations.
electricfoxy
Founder
Jennifer is the founder of Seattle-based design incubator, electricfoxy, where her team pushes the boundaries of how problems can be solved in new and novel ways. In doing so, she explores new technologies and materials, establishes relationships with global suppliers, and partners with brands to create new product experiences and new business opportunities that transform user experiences.
As a designer —
I believe meaningful experiences emerge when technology solves problems with purpose and emotional resonance. Utility alone isn't enough—our experiences should delight and connect personally. I explore the intersection of wellness, technology, and beauty through curiosity, experimentation, and discovery. I draw, build, invent, and push ideas from good to great.
As an entrepreneur —
I thrive on the excitement of turning ideas into businesses with resourcefulness, versatility, and grit. Success requires maximizing resources, getting hands-on, wearing many hats, and embracing the unknown. This mindset applies not only to start-ups but to any creative endeavor, regardless of size or organization.
As a change-maker —
I align design innovation with business goals through optimism, patience, and understanding. Innovation happens when organizations evolve to create something new. Success comes from uniting teams around shared goals, a unified vision, and collaborative execution. Leading with empathy and humility, I ensure everyone is heard, knowing that designing the future is a collective effort. It’s together, that we achieve greatness.
Partnerships and collaborations
Design Executive Council Founding member
Design Executive Council is a premier membership network of the world’s foremost design executives. Members are the Heads of Design, VPs, SVPs, Chief Design Officers, and Board Members of the world’s most significant public companies and ventures. Through DXC, we drive each other to new heights, develop competitive advantages, and elevate strategic design leadership to the highest levels.