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Gavin Lew

Managing Partner

Gavin has 25 years of experience in corporate and academic environments. He founded what grew to be the largest UX firm in the US. After selling the company, he continued to lead the North American UX team to become one of the most profitable business units of the parent organization. Faculty member of the Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine/Geriatrics, he provides UX expertise in electronic health records and health technology and consults on research methods for Northwestern studies. He is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences and the inventor of several patents. Gavin is currently co-authoring a book on artificial intelligence (AI) and UX. He is an adjunct professor at DePaul and Northwestern Universities. Gavin has a MA in Experimental Psychology from Loyola University.

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Something unique about you summed up in one sentence

I can fall asleep anywhere. It’s hard being me.

Your favorite part of working at Bold Insight

At any given moment, you will encounter laughter, smarts, and all around nice people. You can see, hear and feel the energy of the team that drives right into projects–this is the work environment to die for.

In your spare time (or if you had spare time), you would absolutely do this:

Build more LEGOs

How long have you been in the UX field?

Since 1992

You cannot start the day without doing this...

Pressing the espresso button on the coffee machine at work.

Your ultimate celebrity dinner party guest list would include:

Philip K Dick who wrote so many stories that made you think, Emily Blunt because she would have something to say while being quite witty and is an amazing actor, John Krasinski, and Ryan Reynolds.

Long-term personal or professional goal?

I would like to publish a book. I am 85% done and have a publisher ready but need to finish the manuscript on AI and UX.

Any other facts to share?

I bid on an auction for an Olympic mascot statue. I have been to a bunch of Olympic games since 1992 and after completing the acquisition of User Centric, I decided to get one from London. It was made from the last few drops of metal to build the Olympic Stadium and sits the entrance to the stairs of my house
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September 8, 2023
Bold Insight to present on AI and UX at UX STRAT conference

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December 27, 2018
A Bold year to remember!

Guided by 20 years of experience, we are dedicated to using what we've learned to benefit our clients, empower our employees, and give back to our community.

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September 17, 2018
The critical component missing from AI technology

The first step when developing AI is to understand the user need; but just as critical, is knowing the context in which the data is being collected.

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February 1, 2018
Just in time for the Super Bowl – A football metaphor for UX research and design

User research and user-centered design are inseparable. We are quarterbacks. We don’t like to run.

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