User Experience Executive & Digital Product Design Leader; Former VP of Product Design at Facebook; National Design Award Recipient
Margaret Gould Stewart Biography
Margaret Gould Stewart is a user experience executive in the technology industry, with more than two decades of experience shaping digital products used by billions worldwide. Stewart has led design teams for several of the most-visited digital properties, including Facebook, YouTube, Google, Lycos, Tripod, and Angelfire. She describes her work as sitting at the intersection of technology and humanities, reflecting her focus on large-scale product design and digital innovation.
After graduating from New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program, Stewart consulted with media companies such as New York Times, Time-Warner, and Scholastic to develop their initial web properties. She later held leadership roles at startups and corporations, including Tripod.com, which was acquired by Lycos Inc. Before joining Facebook, Stewart managed the user experience team for YouTube, overseeing a significant redesign of the YouTube player page, and previously led search and consumer products user experience at Google.
At Facebook, Stewart served as vice president of product design, overseeing design teams for Ads & Business Platforms, AI, Social VR, AR Camera, as well as Facebook's Analog Research Laboratory and Artist in Residence programs. She led product design and user research teams for emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, and worked on experiences related to privacy and data use. Stewart is a frequent speaker on design leadership, ethics, and the societal impact of technology. Her TED talks, including "How giant websites design for you (and a billion others, too)" and "How YouTube thinks about copyright," have reached millions. Facebook's Like and Share buttons, which Stewart helped design, are among the most-viewed digital design elements globally.
As part of the Google design team, Stewart accepted the National Design Award for Corporate Achievement. She serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and is a regular speaker at conferences such as TED, CHI, and AIGA. Beyond technology, Stewart has contributed to the arts through civic leadership, serving as chair of the Board of Trustees of Williamstown Theatre Festival, a Tony Award-recognized institution. In this role, she has advocated for fair labor practices and supported the development of new and emerging talent in the arts.
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