ABOUT

Byron Black

Byron Black designs with deep respect for the challenges people face each day, and the resilience it takes to keep moving forward.

Their work spans digital mental health, behavior change, financial wellbeing, and tools that support focus in high-pressure environments. With a foundation in research, emotional insight, and systems thinking, Byron creates experiences that feel both personal and scalable, helping teams build products that truly support people’s lives.

What distinguishes their approach is a strong commitment to closing the gap between real users and the teams building for them. Byron brings together product, engineering, marketing, and leadership to shape solutions that resonate, adapt, and endure, tools that feel thoughtful, human, and alive.

Byron’s career began more than 16 years ago in creative agencies, leading interactive work for clients like Verizon, Southwest, USPS, and Bethesda Game Studios. At AKQA, they helped design Verizon’s first mobile design system and in-store POS tablet experience. As Digital Creative Director at RP3 Agency, they grew teams, led a company-wide rebrand, and helped strengthen a multidisciplinary creative culture.

Since 2015, Byron has balanced independent consulting with product leadership roles at Capital One and Big Health. Their independent work includes in-game UI design for Call of Duty: Black Ops II, III, and IV, and product-focused brand experiences for Nike and Glo. At Capital One, they led end-to-end product design for the Money Coaching platform, helping users navigate financial decisions with greater confidence.

Most recently, their focus has been in digital therapeutics. At Big Health, they led design and strategy across FDA-cleared mental health apps and provider-facing tools, driving adoption, supporting healthcare networks, and delivering measurable outcomes at scale.

Outside of work, Byron continues to explore communication and connection through fitness, illustration, and textile design, creative disciplines that keep their thinking fresh, expressive, and grounded. They share life with a loving partner and a small crew of highly opinionated cats.

SKILLS

Listening deeply. Building boldly.

SERVICES

Vision & Strategy

• AI-Informed Product Design

• Strategic Thinking

• Innovation Awareness

• Brand Development

Leadership & Collaboration

• Design Leadership

• Creative Direction

• Team Leadership

• Collaboration & Communication

• Project Management

Execution & Craft

• User-Centered Design

• Design Systems

• Data-Driven Decision-Making

• Illustration