UX leader, educator & collaborator
UX leader, educator & collaborator
Determining the best outcome by connecting business viability with user desirability, and engineering feasibility
Work
Protecting data and understanding risk at Bitsight
Using emerging technologies to protect and delight consumers
Using emerging technologies to protect
and delight consumers
Teaching human-centered design at Duke
Recommendations
Here's what the people who work with me say:
Vanessa Jankowski
VP of Product
Head of Product Blythe's organization
"I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Blythe for several years at Bitsight and feel grateful to have had the opportunity! As a UX and Design Manager, she is not only a great leader but also a culture carrier who brings an infectious energy to every team she works with and makes work fun for everyone around her. Blythe has a unique knack for simultaneously understanding the customer experience, establishing deep domain expertise, continuously refining the craft of user experience design, and demonstrating great care for those around her. She’s a fantastic collaborator to product management, engineering, and data science who drives major impact both for the business and for the teams she leads. Her spirit and dedication make her a asset to any organization lucky enough to have her!"
Kirsten Robinson
Sr. Director of User Experience
Managed Blythe
"🌟 Shoutout to Blythe for consistently raising the bar in UX design and leadership! 🌟 In the five years we worked together at BitSight, Blythe grew from a talented product designer to a strong and confident design manager who blended people-centered leadership, design execution, and deep user research into a rare trifecta of impact. Blythe is one of the best UX designers I've had the privilege of watching grow—and someone you’d absolutely want on your team."
Tom Allin
Professor of the Practice at Duke University
Collaborated closely as co-instructors
"I worked with Blythe from June 2018 to May 2023, to teach a graduate-level class at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy titled, “Using Human-Centered Design to Improve the Citizen Experience.” In addition to teaching the class, Blythe and I continued to improve the curriculum, the materials, the workshops, and the lectures each year, making this one of the most popular classes in the school. Blythe brought a great depth of knowledge and experience in human-centered design in addition to her expertise in visual design. She was a terrific collaborator, and she earned great respect from the students in her willingness to always be available for additional mentoring. It was a delight and privilege to work with Blythe."
Zhichun Ye
Engineering Director
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I had the opportunity to work with Blythe on several product initiatives on both the TPRM and the Insurance side. She brought a strong and thoughtful approach to design that consistently elevated the quality of our work. She holds a high standard for design and product quality, and she’s not afraid to advocate for what she believes is best for the user, and that energy helped push the team toward better outcomes. Blythe was always available to collaborate closely with engineering, offering context, feedback, and a shared focus on building the best solution. She would be a strong asset to any team looking to make their customer needs a priority."
Fernando Garcia Lecuona
Staff Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
"Blythe was my manager during a substantial part of my journey as a Product Designer at Bitsight. Her support had a great impact on my work; she was always available to clear any roadblocks and ensure that I could do my job seamlessly. She is also a very talented designer, so her feedback and experience raised the quality of the entire team. Blythe is a valuable addition to any creative team; having her positive energy on board really makes the difference."
Brandon Smith
Senior Research Operations Engineer
Collaborated with Blythe across teams
"Blythe and I worked together often when I was in both Sales Engineering and Product Research roles and even collaborated on a winning hack-a-thon project. She brings an interesting perspective and energy to every project she takes on. Blythe also has a unique, open-ended, and welcoming approach for gathering design input from stakeholders. Every project we collaborated on was a pleasure and she'll be an asset to the Product Design team at her next stop!"
Chris Klinchik
Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
"Blythe is an exceptionally talented UX professional with a unique ability to manage the complexities of business demands, use her empathy to deeply understand customer jobs and problems, and designing a product that most acutely serves their needs. While establishing a new product in a new industry vertical, Blythe and I were able to establish a new Jobs to be Done framework that served as a Rosetta stone for the entire team while taking a new product to market within the first 8 months of working together. She'd be a great asset at any organization and I personally look forward to working with her again in the future."
Sara Carvalho
Senior Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
“Blythe is a truly hands-on leader. She listens actively, gives great feedback, and always helps me move in the right direction. Blythe has been instrumental in my growth, ensuring I have the resources and opportunities to expand my capabilities.”
Lydia Dwyer
Group Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
“As a designer, Blythe has that rare ability to simplify complexity without losing nuance. She’s thoughtful about user needs, sharp on product strategy, and deeply grounded in the realities of engineering and business tradeoffs. But what really sets her apart is how she leads with empathy, calm, and conviction. As a manager, she set the tone for cross-functional collaboration and modeled what a healthy, productive product-design relationship should look like. She’s made me better at my job just by working alongside her. She’s fun to work with, always curious, kind, and quick with a sense of humor. Any team that brings her on will be gaining not only a top-tier designer but a deeply trusted teammate and leader.”
David Roach
Senior Staff Product Designer
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Blythe for the past six years, and I can honestly say she’s one of the most talented and inspiring design leaders I’ve worked with. She brings a ton of energy, a strong work ethic, and a collaborative spirit to everything she does. Blythe played a huge role in growing our small design team into a user research driven, design forward practice that’s now a core part of how we build products. She’s great at bringing people together, encouraging design thinking across teams, and helping others see the value of thoughtful, user centered design. She leads with empathy, gives her team room to grow, and always keeps the bar high for quality. She’s also just a great person to work with. She is positive, thoughtful, and always focused on making things better."
Hayley Combs
Customer Success at Bitsight
Collaborated with Blythe
Blythe is an exceptional UX designer who brings clarity, empathy, and structure to every project—especially in workshop settings where her ability to ask the right questions and guide collaboration truly shines. She’s a thoughtful teammate who consistently follows through on next steps and helps drive practical, user-focused solutions."
Gregory Keshian
Chief Product Officer at Bitsight
Lead the product organization Blythe was a part of
"I had the pleasure of working closely with Blythe in a number of capacities during our 3 overlapping years at Bitsight. Blythe is a standout design leader who brings vision, clarity, and energy to every initiative she touches. She has a particular strength in running workshops to translate broad business objectives into tangible, user-centered designs that drive outcomes. She sets herself apart from other designers with her strategic and collaborative approach. Blythe is always thinking ahead to ensure the user experience supports both product goals and customer success. Her enthusiasm and positive attitude made her a joy to work with and a real asset to our cross-functional teams."
Vanessa Jankowski
VP of Product
Head of Product Blythe's organization
"I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Blythe for several years at Bitsight and feel grateful to have had the opportunity! As a UX and Design Manager, she is not only a great leader but also a culture carrier who brings an infectious energy to every team she works with and makes work fun for everyone around her. Blythe has a unique knack for simultaneously understanding the customer experience, establishing deep domain expertise, continuously refining the craft of user experience design, and demonstrating great care for those around her. She’s a fantastic collaborator to product management, engineering, and data science who drives major impact both for the business and for the teams she leads. Her spirit and dedication make her a asset to any organization lucky enough to have her!"
Kirsten Robinson
Sr. Director of User Experience
Managed Blythe
"🌟 Shoutout to Blythe for consistently raising the bar in UX design and leadership! 🌟 In the five years we worked together at BitSight, Blythe grew from a talented product designer to a strong and confident design manager who blended people-centered leadership, design execution, and deep user research into a rare trifecta of impact. Blythe is one of the best UX designers I've had the privilege of watching grow—and someone you’d absolutely want on your team."
Tom Allin
Professor of the Practice at Duke University
Collaborated closely as co-instructors
"I worked with Blythe from June 2018 to May 2023, to teach a graduate-level class at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy titled, “Using Human-Centered Design to Improve the Citizen Experience.” In addition to teaching the class, Blythe and I continued to improve the curriculum, the materials, the workshops, and the lectures each year, making this one of the most popular classes in the school. Blythe brought a great depth of knowledge and experience in human-centered design in addition to her expertise in visual design. She was a terrific collaborator, and she earned great respect from the students in her willingness to always be available for additional mentoring. It was a delight and privilege to work with Blythe."
Zhichun Ye
Engineering Director
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I had the opportunity to work with Blythe on several product initiatives on both the TPRM and the Insurance side. She brought a strong and thoughtful approach to design that consistently elevated the quality of our work. She holds a high standard for design and product quality, and she’s not afraid to advocate for what she believes is best for the user, and that energy helped push the team toward better outcomes. Blythe was always available to collaborate closely with engineering, offering context, feedback, and a shared focus on building the best solution. She would be a strong asset to any team looking to make their customer needs a priority."
Fernando Garcia Lecuona
Staff Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
"Blythe was my manager during a substantial part of my journey as a Product Designer at Bitsight. Her support had a great impact on my work; she was always available to clear any roadblocks and ensure that I could do my job seamlessly. She is also a very talented designer, so her feedback and experience raised the quality of the entire team. Blythe is a valuable addition to any creative team; having her positive energy on board really makes the difference."
Brandon Smith
Senior Research Operations Engineer
Collaborated with Blythe across teams
"Blythe and I worked together often when I was in both Sales Engineering and Product Research roles and even collaborated on a winning hack-a-thon project. She brings an interesting perspective and energy to every project she takes on. Blythe also has a unique, open-ended, and welcoming approach for gathering design input from stakeholders. Every project we collaborated on was a pleasure and she'll be an asset to the Product Design team at her next stop!"
Chris Klinchik
Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
"Blythe is an exceptionally talented UX professional with a unique ability to manage the complexities of business demands, use her empathy to deeply understand customer jobs and problems, and designing a product that most acutely serves their needs. While establishing a new product in a new industry vertical, Blythe and I were able to establish a new Jobs to be Done framework that served as a Rosetta stone for the entire team while taking a new product to market within the first 8 months of working together. She'd be a great asset at any organization and I personally look forward to working with her again in the future."
Sara Carvalho
Senior Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
“Blythe is a truly hands-on leader. She listens actively, gives great feedback, and always helps me move in the right direction. Blythe has been instrumental in my growth, ensuring I have the resources and opportunities to expand my capabilities.”
Lydia Dwyer
Group Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
“As a designer, Blythe has that rare ability to simplify complexity without losing nuance. She’s thoughtful about user needs, sharp on product strategy, and deeply grounded in the realities of engineering and business tradeoffs. But what really sets her apart is how she leads with empathy, calm, and conviction. As a manager, she set the tone for cross-functional collaboration and modeled what a healthy, productive product-design relationship should look like. She’s made me better at my job just by working alongside her. She’s fun to work with, always curious, kind, and quick with a sense of humor. Any team that brings her on will be gaining not only a top-tier designer but a deeply trusted teammate and leader.”
David Roach
Senior Staff Product Designer
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Blythe for the past six years, and I can honestly say she’s one of the most talented and inspiring design leaders I’ve worked with. She brings a ton of energy, a strong work ethic, and a collaborative spirit to everything she does. Blythe played a huge role in growing our small design team into a user research driven, design forward practice that’s now a core part of how we build products. She’s great at bringing people together, encouraging design thinking across teams, and helping others see the value of thoughtful, user centered design. She leads with empathy, gives her team room to grow, and always keeps the bar high for quality. She’s also just a great person to work with. She is positive, thoughtful, and always focused on making things better."
Hayley Combs
Customer Success at Bitsight
Collaborated with Blythe
Blythe is an exceptional UX designer who brings clarity, empathy, and structure to every project—especially in workshop settings where her ability to ask the right questions and guide collaboration truly shines. She’s a thoughtful teammate who consistently follows through on next steps and helps drive practical, user-focused solutions."
Gregory Keshian
Chief Product Officer at Bitsight
Lead the product organization Blythe was a part of
"I had the pleasure of working closely with Blythe in a number of capacities during our 3 overlapping years at Bitsight. Blythe is a standout design leader who brings vision, clarity, and energy to every initiative she touches. She has a particular strength in running workshops to translate broad business objectives into tangible, user-centered designs that drive outcomes. She sets herself apart from other designers with her strategic and collaborative approach. Blythe is always thinking ahead to ensure the user experience supports both product goals and customer success. Her enthusiasm and positive attitude made her a joy to work with and a real asset to our cross-functional teams."
Vanessa Jankowski
VP of Product
Head of Product Blythe's organization
"I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Blythe for several years at Bitsight and feel grateful to have had the opportunity! As a UX and Design Manager, she is not only a great leader but also a culture carrier who brings an infectious energy to every team she works with and makes work fun for everyone around her. Blythe has a unique knack for simultaneously understanding the customer experience, establishing deep domain expertise, continuously refining the craft of user experience design, and demonstrating great care for those around her. She’s a fantastic collaborator to product management, engineering, and data science who drives major impact both for the business and for the teams she leads. Her spirit and dedication make her a asset to any organization lucky enough to have her!"
Kirsten Robinson
Sr. Director of User Experience
Managed Blythe
"🌟 Shoutout to Blythe for consistently raising the bar in UX design and leadership! 🌟 In the five years we worked together at BitSight, Blythe grew from a talented product designer to a strong and confident design manager who blended people-centered leadership, design execution, and deep user research into a rare trifecta of impact. Blythe is one of the best UX designers I've had the privilege of watching grow—and someone you’d absolutely want on your team."
Tom Allin
Professor of the Practice at Duke University
Collaborated closely as co-instructors
"I worked with Blythe from June 2018 to May 2023, to teach a graduate-level class at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy titled, “Using Human-Centered Design to Improve the Citizen Experience.” In addition to teaching the class, Blythe and I continued to improve the curriculum, the materials, the workshops, and the lectures each year, making this one of the most popular classes in the school. Blythe brought a great depth of knowledge and experience in human-centered design in addition to her expertise in visual design. She was a terrific collaborator, and she earned great respect from the students in her willingness to always be available for additional mentoring. It was a delight and privilege to work with Blythe."
Zhichun Ye
Engineering Director
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I had the opportunity to work with Blythe on several product initiatives on both the TPRM and the Insurance side. She brought a strong and thoughtful approach to design that consistently elevated the quality of our work. She holds a high standard for design and product quality, and she’s not afraid to advocate for what she believes is best for the user, and that energy helped push the team toward better outcomes. Blythe was always available to collaborate closely with engineering, offering context, feedback, and a shared focus on building the best solution. She would be a strong asset to any team looking to make their customer needs a priority."
Fernando Garcia Lecuona
Staff Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
"Blythe was my manager during a substantial part of my journey as a Product Designer at Bitsight. Her support had a great impact on my work; she was always available to clear any roadblocks and ensure that I could do my job seamlessly. She is also a very talented designer, so her feedback and experience raised the quality of the entire team. Blythe is a valuable addition to any creative team; having her positive energy on board really makes the difference."
Brandon Smith
Senior Research Operations Engineer
Collaborated with Blythe across teams
"Blythe and I worked together often when I was in both Sales Engineering and Product Research roles and even collaborated on a winning hack-a-thon project. She brings an interesting perspective and energy to every project she takes on. Blythe also has a unique, open-ended, and welcoming approach for gathering design input from stakeholders. Every project we collaborated on was a pleasure and she'll be an asset to the Product Design team at her next stop!"
Chris Klinchik
Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
"Blythe is an exceptionally talented UX professional with a unique ability to manage the complexities of business demands, use her empathy to deeply understand customer jobs and problems, and designing a product that most acutely serves their needs. While establishing a new product in a new industry vertical, Blythe and I were able to establish a new Jobs to be Done framework that served as a Rosetta stone for the entire team while taking a new product to market within the first 8 months of working together. She'd be a great asset at any organization and I personally look forward to working with her again in the future."
Sara Carvalho
Senior Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
“Blythe is a truly hands-on leader. She listens actively, gives great feedback, and always helps me move in the right direction. Blythe has been instrumental in my growth, ensuring I have the resources and opportunities to expand my capabilities.”
Lydia Dwyer
Group Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
“As a designer, Blythe has that rare ability to simplify complexity without losing nuance. She’s thoughtful about user needs, sharp on product strategy, and deeply grounded in the realities of engineering and business tradeoffs. But what really sets her apart is how she leads with empathy, calm, and conviction. As a manager, she set the tone for cross-functional collaboration and modeled what a healthy, productive product-design relationship should look like. She’s made me better at my job just by working alongside her. She’s fun to work with, always curious, kind, and quick with a sense of humor. Any team that brings her on will be gaining not only a top-tier designer but a deeply trusted teammate and leader.”
David Roach
Senior Staff Product Designer
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Blythe for the past six years, and I can honestly say she’s one of the most talented and inspiring design leaders I’ve worked with. She brings a ton of energy, a strong work ethic, and a collaborative spirit to everything she does. Blythe played a huge role in growing our small design team into a user research driven, design forward practice that’s now a core part of how we build products. She’s great at bringing people together, encouraging design thinking across teams, and helping others see the value of thoughtful, user centered design. She leads with empathy, gives her team room to grow, and always keeps the bar high for quality. She’s also just a great person to work with. She is positive, thoughtful, and always focused on making things better."
Hayley Combs
Customer Success at Bitsight
Collaborated with Blythe
Blythe is an exceptional UX designer who brings clarity, empathy, and structure to every project—especially in workshop settings where her ability to ask the right questions and guide collaboration truly shines. She’s a thoughtful teammate who consistently follows through on next steps and helps drive practical, user-focused solutions."
Gregory Keshian
Chief Product Officer at Bitsight
Lead the product organization Blythe was a part of
"I had the pleasure of working closely with Blythe in a number of capacities during our 3 overlapping years at Bitsight. Blythe is a standout design leader who brings vision, clarity, and energy to every initiative she touches. She has a particular strength in running workshops to translate broad business objectives into tangible, user-centered designs that drive outcomes. She sets herself apart from other designers with her strategic and collaborative approach. Blythe is always thinking ahead to ensure the user experience supports both product goals and customer success. Her enthusiasm and positive attitude made her a joy to work with and a real asset to our cross-functional teams."
Vanessa Jankowski
VP of Product
Head of Product Blythe's organization
"I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Blythe for several years at Bitsight and feel grateful to have had the opportunity! As a UX and Design Manager, she is not only a great leader but also a culture carrier who brings an infectious energy to every team she works with and makes work fun for everyone around her. Blythe has a unique knack for simultaneously understanding the customer experience, establishing deep domain expertise, continuously refining the craft of user experience design, and demonstrating great care for those around her. She’s a fantastic collaborator to product management, engineering, and data science who drives major impact both for the business and for the teams she leads. Her spirit and dedication make her a asset to any organization lucky enough to have her!"
Kirsten Robinson
Sr. Director of User Experience
Managed Blythe
"🌟 Shoutout to Blythe for consistently raising the bar in UX design and leadership! 🌟 In the five years we worked together at BitSight, Blythe grew from a talented product designer to a strong and confident design manager who blended people-centered leadership, design execution, and deep user research into a rare trifecta of impact. Blythe is one of the best UX designers I've had the privilege of watching grow—and someone you’d absolutely want on your team."
Tom Allin
Professor of the Practice at Duke University
Collaborated closely as co-instructors
"I worked with Blythe from June 2018 to May 2023, to teach a graduate-level class at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy titled, “Using Human-Centered Design to Improve the Citizen Experience.” In addition to teaching the class, Blythe and I continued to improve the curriculum, the materials, the workshops, and the lectures each year, making this one of the most popular classes in the school. Blythe brought a great depth of knowledge and experience in human-centered design in addition to her expertise in visual design. She was a terrific collaborator, and she earned great respect from the students in her willingness to always be available for additional mentoring. It was a delight and privilege to work with Blythe."
Zhichun Ye
Engineering Director
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I had the opportunity to work with Blythe on several product initiatives on both the TPRM and the Insurance side. She brought a strong and thoughtful approach to design that consistently elevated the quality of our work. She holds a high standard for design and product quality, and she’s not afraid to advocate for what she believes is best for the user, and that energy helped push the team toward better outcomes. Blythe was always available to collaborate closely with engineering, offering context, feedback, and a shared focus on building the best solution. She would be a strong asset to any team looking to make their customer needs a priority."
Fernando Garcia Lecuona
Staff Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
"Blythe was my manager during a substantial part of my journey as a Product Designer at Bitsight. Her support had a great impact on my work; she was always available to clear any roadblocks and ensure that I could do my job seamlessly. She is also a very talented designer, so her feedback and experience raised the quality of the entire team. Blythe is a valuable addition to any creative team; having her positive energy on board really makes the difference."
Brandon Smith
Senior Research Operations Engineer
Collaborated with Blythe across teams
"Blythe and I worked together often when I was in both Sales Engineering and Product Research roles and even collaborated on a winning hack-a-thon project. She brings an interesting perspective and energy to every project she takes on. Blythe also has a unique, open-ended, and welcoming approach for gathering design input from stakeholders. Every project we collaborated on was a pleasure and she'll be an asset to the Product Design team at her next stop!"
Chris Klinchik
Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
"Blythe is an exceptionally talented UX professional with a unique ability to manage the complexities of business demands, use her empathy to deeply understand customer jobs and problems, and designing a product that most acutely serves their needs. While establishing a new product in a new industry vertical, Blythe and I were able to establish a new Jobs to be Done framework that served as a Rosetta stone for the entire team while taking a new product to market within the first 8 months of working together. She'd be a great asset at any organization and I personally look forward to working with her again in the future."
Sara Carvalho
Senior Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
“Blythe is a truly hands-on leader. She listens actively, gives great feedback, and always helps me move in the right direction. Blythe has been instrumental in my growth, ensuring I have the resources and opportunities to expand my capabilities.”
Lydia Dwyer
Group Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
“As a designer, Blythe has that rare ability to simplify complexity without losing nuance. She’s thoughtful about user needs, sharp on product strategy, and deeply grounded in the realities of engineering and business tradeoffs. But what really sets her apart is how she leads with empathy, calm, and conviction. As a manager, she set the tone for cross-functional collaboration and modeled what a healthy, productive product-design relationship should look like. She’s made me better at my job just by working alongside her. She’s fun to work with, always curious, kind, and quick with a sense of humor. Any team that brings her on will be gaining not only a top-tier designer but a deeply trusted teammate and leader.”
David Roach
Senior Staff Product Designer
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Blythe for the past six years, and I can honestly say she’s one of the most talented and inspiring design leaders I’ve worked with. She brings a ton of energy, a strong work ethic, and a collaborative spirit to everything she does. Blythe played a huge role in growing our small design team into a user research driven, design forward practice that’s now a core part of how we build products. She’s great at bringing people together, encouraging design thinking across teams, and helping others see the value of thoughtful, user centered design. She leads with empathy, gives her team room to grow, and always keeps the bar high for quality. She’s also just a great person to work with. She is positive, thoughtful, and always focused on making things better."
Hayley Combs
Customer Success at Bitsight
Collaborated with Blythe
Blythe is an exceptional UX designer who brings clarity, empathy, and structure to every project—especially in workshop settings where her ability to ask the right questions and guide collaboration truly shines. She’s a thoughtful teammate who consistently follows through on next steps and helps drive practical, user-focused solutions."
Gregory Keshian
Chief Product Officer at Bitsight
Lead the product organization Blythe was a part of
"I had the pleasure of working closely with Blythe in a number of capacities during our 3 overlapping years at Bitsight. Blythe is a standout design leader who brings vision, clarity, and energy to every initiative she touches. She has a particular strength in running workshops to translate broad business objectives into tangible, user-centered designs that drive outcomes. She sets herself apart from other designers with her strategic and collaborative approach. Blythe is always thinking ahead to ensure the user experience supports both product goals and customer success. Her enthusiasm and positive attitude made her a joy to work with and a real asset to our cross-functional teams."
Vanessa Jankowski
VP of Product
Head of Product Blythe's organization
"I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Blythe for several years at Bitsight and feel grateful to have had the opportunity! As a UX and Design Manager, she is not only a great leader but also a culture carrier who brings an infectious energy to every team she works with and makes work fun for everyone around her. Blythe has a unique knack for simultaneously understanding the customer experience, establishing deep domain expertise, continuously refining the craft of user experience design, and demonstrating great care for those around her. She’s a fantastic collaborator to product management, engineering, and data science who drives major impact both for the business and for the teams she leads. Her spirit and dedication make her a asset to any organization lucky enough to have her!"
Kirsten Robinson
Sr. Director of User Experience
Managed Blythe
"🌟 Shoutout to Blythe for consistently raising the bar in UX design and leadership! 🌟 In the five years we worked together at BitSight, Blythe grew from a talented product designer to a strong and confident design manager who blended people-centered leadership, design execution, and deep user research into a rare trifecta of impact. Blythe is one of the best UX designers I've had the privilege of watching grow—and someone you’d absolutely want on your team."
Tom Allin
Professor of the Practice at Duke University
Collaborated closely as co-instructors
"I worked with Blythe from June 2018 to May 2023, to teach a graduate-level class at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy titled, “Using Human-Centered Design to Improve the Citizen Experience.” In addition to teaching the class, Blythe and I continued to improve the curriculum, the materials, the workshops, and the lectures each year, making this one of the most popular classes in the school. Blythe brought a great depth of knowledge and experience in human-centered design in addition to her expertise in visual design. She was a terrific collaborator, and she earned great respect from the students in her willingness to always be available for additional mentoring. It was a delight and privilege to work with Blythe."
Zhichun Ye
Engineering Director
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I had the opportunity to work with Blythe on several product initiatives on both the TPRM and the Insurance side. She brought a strong and thoughtful approach to design that consistently elevated the quality of our work. She holds a high standard for design and product quality, and she’s not afraid to advocate for what she believes is best for the user, and that energy helped push the team toward better outcomes. Blythe was always available to collaborate closely with engineering, offering context, feedback, and a shared focus on building the best solution. She would be a strong asset to any team looking to make their customer needs a priority."
Fernando Garcia Lecuona
Staff Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
"Blythe was my manager during a substantial part of my journey as a Product Designer at Bitsight. Her support had a great impact on my work; she was always available to clear any roadblocks and ensure that I could do my job seamlessly. She is also a very talented designer, so her feedback and experience raised the quality of the entire team. Blythe is a valuable addition to any creative team; having her positive energy on board really makes the difference."
Brandon Smith
Senior Research Operations Engineer
Collaborated with Blythe across teams
"Blythe and I worked together often when I was in both Sales Engineering and Product Research roles and even collaborated on a winning hack-a-thon project. She brings an interesting perspective and energy to every project she takes on. Blythe also has a unique, open-ended, and welcoming approach for gathering design input from stakeholders. Every project we collaborated on was a pleasure and she'll be an asset to the Product Design team at her next stop!"
Chris Klinchik
Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
"Blythe is an exceptionally talented UX professional with a unique ability to manage the complexities of business demands, use her empathy to deeply understand customer jobs and problems, and designing a product that most acutely serves their needs. While establishing a new product in a new industry vertical, Blythe and I were able to establish a new Jobs to be Done framework that served as a Rosetta stone for the entire team while taking a new product to market within the first 8 months of working together. She'd be a great asset at any organization and I personally look forward to working with her again in the future."
Sara Carvalho
Senior Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
“Blythe is a truly hands-on leader. She listens actively, gives great feedback, and always helps me move in the right direction. Blythe has been instrumental in my growth, ensuring I have the resources and opportunities to expand my capabilities.”
Lydia Dwyer
Group Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
“As a designer, Blythe has that rare ability to simplify complexity without losing nuance. She’s thoughtful about user needs, sharp on product strategy, and deeply grounded in the realities of engineering and business tradeoffs. But what really sets her apart is how she leads with empathy, calm, and conviction. As a manager, she set the tone for cross-functional collaboration and modeled what a healthy, productive product-design relationship should look like. She’s made me better at my job just by working alongside her. She’s fun to work with, always curious, kind, and quick with a sense of humor. Any team that brings her on will be gaining not only a top-tier designer but a deeply trusted teammate and leader.”
David Roach
Senior Staff Product Designer
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Blythe for the past six years, and I can honestly say she’s one of the most talented and inspiring design leaders I’ve worked with. She brings a ton of energy, a strong work ethic, and a collaborative spirit to everything she does. Blythe played a huge role in growing our small design team into a user research driven, design forward practice that’s now a core part of how we build products. She’s great at bringing people together, encouraging design thinking across teams, and helping others see the value of thoughtful, user centered design. She leads with empathy, gives her team room to grow, and always keeps the bar high for quality. She’s also just a great person to work with. She is positive, thoughtful, and always focused on making things better."
Hayley Combs
Customer Success at Bitsight
Collaborated with Blythe
Blythe is an exceptional UX designer who brings clarity, empathy, and structure to every project—especially in workshop settings where her ability to ask the right questions and guide collaboration truly shines. She’s a thoughtful teammate who consistently follows through on next steps and helps drive practical, user-focused solutions."
Gregory Keshian
Chief Product Officer at Bitsight
Lead the product organization Blythe was a part of
"I had the pleasure of working closely with Blythe in a number of capacities during our 3 overlapping years at Bitsight. Blythe is a standout design leader who brings vision, clarity, and energy to every initiative she touches. She has a particular strength in running workshops to translate broad business objectives into tangible, user-centered designs that drive outcomes. She sets herself apart from other designers with her strategic and collaborative approach. Blythe is always thinking ahead to ensure the user experience supports both product goals and customer success. Her enthusiasm and positive attitude made her a joy to work with and a real asset to our cross-functional teams."
Vanessa Jankowski
VP of Product
Head of Product Blythe's organization
"I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Blythe for several years at Bitsight and feel grateful to have had the opportunity! As a UX and Design Manager, she is not only a great leader but also a culture carrier who brings an infectious energy to every team she works with and makes work fun for everyone around her. Blythe has a unique knack for simultaneously understanding the customer experience, establishing deep domain expertise, continuously refining the craft of user experience design, and demonstrating great care for those around her. She’s a fantastic collaborator to product management, engineering, and data science who drives major impact both for the business and for the teams she leads. Her spirit and dedication make her a asset to any organization lucky enough to have her!"
Kirsten Robinson
Sr. Director of User Experience
Managed Blythe
"🌟 Shoutout to Blythe for consistently raising the bar in UX design and leadership! 🌟 In the five years we worked together at BitSight, Blythe grew from a talented product designer to a strong and confident design manager who blended people-centered leadership, design execution, and deep user research into a rare trifecta of impact. Blythe is one of the best UX designers I've had the privilege of watching grow—and someone you’d absolutely want on your team."
Tom Allin
Professor of the Practice at Duke University
Collaborated closely as co-instructors
"I worked with Blythe from June 2018 to May 2023, to teach a graduate-level class at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy titled, “Using Human-Centered Design to Improve the Citizen Experience.” In addition to teaching the class, Blythe and I continued to improve the curriculum, the materials, the workshops, and the lectures each year, making this one of the most popular classes in the school. Blythe brought a great depth of knowledge and experience in human-centered design in addition to her expertise in visual design. She was a terrific collaborator, and she earned great respect from the students in her willingness to always be available for additional mentoring. It was a delight and privilege to work with Blythe."
Zhichun Ye
Engineering Director
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I had the opportunity to work with Blythe on several product initiatives on both the TPRM and the Insurance side. She brought a strong and thoughtful approach to design that consistently elevated the quality of our work. She holds a high standard for design and product quality, and she’s not afraid to advocate for what she believes is best for the user, and that energy helped push the team toward better outcomes. Blythe was always available to collaborate closely with engineering, offering context, feedback, and a shared focus on building the best solution. She would be a strong asset to any team looking to make their customer needs a priority."
Fernando Garcia Lecuona
Staff Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
"Blythe was my manager during a substantial part of my journey as a Product Designer at Bitsight. Her support had a great impact on my work; she was always available to clear any roadblocks and ensure that I could do my job seamlessly. She is also a very talented designer, so her feedback and experience raised the quality of the entire team. Blythe is a valuable addition to any creative team; having her positive energy on board really makes the difference."
Brandon Smith
Senior Research Operations Engineer
Collaborated with Blythe across teams
"Blythe and I worked together often when I was in both Sales Engineering and Product Research roles and even collaborated on a winning hack-a-thon project. She brings an interesting perspective and energy to every project she takes on. Blythe also has a unique, open-ended, and welcoming approach for gathering design input from stakeholders. Every project we collaborated on was a pleasure and she'll be an asset to the Product Design team at her next stop!"
Chris Klinchik
Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
"Blythe is an exceptionally talented UX professional with a unique ability to manage the complexities of business demands, use her empathy to deeply understand customer jobs and problems, and designing a product that most acutely serves their needs. While establishing a new product in a new industry vertical, Blythe and I were able to establish a new Jobs to be Done framework that served as a Rosetta stone for the entire team while taking a new product to market within the first 8 months of working together. She'd be a great asset at any organization and I personally look forward to working with her again in the future."
Sara Carvalho
Senior Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
“Blythe is a truly hands-on leader. She listens actively, gives great feedback, and always helps me move in the right direction. Blythe has been instrumental in my growth, ensuring I have the resources and opportunities to expand my capabilities.”
Lydia Dwyer
Group Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
“As a designer, Blythe has that rare ability to simplify complexity without losing nuance. She’s thoughtful about user needs, sharp on product strategy, and deeply grounded in the realities of engineering and business tradeoffs. But what really sets her apart is how she leads with empathy, calm, and conviction. As a manager, she set the tone for cross-functional collaboration and modeled what a healthy, productive product-design relationship should look like. She’s made me better at my job just by working alongside her. She’s fun to work with, always curious, kind, and quick with a sense of humor. Any team that brings her on will be gaining not only a top-tier designer but a deeply trusted teammate and leader.”
David Roach
Senior Staff Product Designer
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Blythe for the past six years, and I can honestly say she’s one of the most talented and inspiring design leaders I’ve worked with. She brings a ton of energy, a strong work ethic, and a collaborative spirit to everything she does. Blythe played a huge role in growing our small design team into a user research driven, design forward practice that’s now a core part of how we build products. She’s great at bringing people together, encouraging design thinking across teams, and helping others see the value of thoughtful, user centered design. She leads with empathy, gives her team room to grow, and always keeps the bar high for quality. She’s also just a great person to work with. She is positive, thoughtful, and always focused on making things better."
Hayley Combs
Customer Success at Bitsight
Collaborated with Blythe
Blythe is an exceptional UX designer who brings clarity, empathy, and structure to every project—especially in workshop settings where her ability to ask the right questions and guide collaboration truly shines. She’s a thoughtful teammate who consistently follows through on next steps and helps drive practical, user-focused solutions."
Gregory Keshian
Chief Product Officer at Bitsight
Lead the product organization Blythe was a part of
"I had the pleasure of working closely with Blythe in a number of capacities during our 3 overlapping years at Bitsight. Blythe is a standout design leader who brings vision, clarity, and energy to every initiative she touches. She has a particular strength in running workshops to translate broad business objectives into tangible, user-centered designs that drive outcomes. She sets herself apart from other designers with her strategic and collaborative approach. Blythe is always thinking ahead to ensure the user experience supports both product goals and customer success. Her enthusiasm and positive attitude made her a joy to work with and a real asset to our cross-functional teams."
Vanessa Jankowski
VP of Product
Head of Product Blythe's organization
"I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Blythe for several years at Bitsight and feel grateful to have had the opportunity! As a UX and Design Manager, she is not only a great leader but also a culture carrier who brings an infectious energy to every team she works with and makes work fun for everyone around her. Blythe has a unique knack for simultaneously understanding the customer experience, establishing deep domain expertise, continuously refining the craft of user experience design, and demonstrating great care for those around her. She’s a fantastic collaborator to product management, engineering, and data science who drives major impact both for the business and for the teams she leads. Her spirit and dedication make her a asset to any organization lucky enough to have her!"
Kirsten Robinson
Sr. Director of User Experience
Managed Blythe
"🌟 Shoutout to Blythe for consistently raising the bar in UX design and leadership! 🌟 In the five years we worked together at BitSight, Blythe grew from a talented product designer to a strong and confident design manager who blended people-centered leadership, design execution, and deep user research into a rare trifecta of impact. Blythe is one of the best UX designers I've had the privilege of watching grow—and someone you’d absolutely want on your team."
Tom Allin
Professor of the Practice at Duke University
Collaborated closely as co-instructors
"I worked with Blythe from June 2018 to May 2023, to teach a graduate-level class at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy titled, “Using Human-Centered Design to Improve the Citizen Experience.” In addition to teaching the class, Blythe and I continued to improve the curriculum, the materials, the workshops, and the lectures each year, making this one of the most popular classes in the school. Blythe brought a great depth of knowledge and experience in human-centered design in addition to her expertise in visual design. She was a terrific collaborator, and she earned great respect from the students in her willingness to always be available for additional mentoring. It was a delight and privilege to work with Blythe."
Zhichun Ye
Engineering Director
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I had the opportunity to work with Blythe on several product initiatives on both the TPRM and the Insurance side. She brought a strong and thoughtful approach to design that consistently elevated the quality of our work. She holds a high standard for design and product quality, and she’s not afraid to advocate for what she believes is best for the user, and that energy helped push the team toward better outcomes. Blythe was always available to collaborate closely with engineering, offering context, feedback, and a shared focus on building the best solution. She would be a strong asset to any team looking to make their customer needs a priority."
Fernando Garcia Lecuona
Staff Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
"Blythe was my manager during a substantial part of my journey as a Product Designer at Bitsight. Her support had a great impact on my work; she was always available to clear any roadblocks and ensure that I could do my job seamlessly. She is also a very talented designer, so her feedback and experience raised the quality of the entire team. Blythe is a valuable addition to any creative team; having her positive energy on board really makes the difference."
Brandon Smith
Senior Research Operations Engineer
Collaborated with Blythe across teams
"Blythe and I worked together often when I was in both Sales Engineering and Product Research roles and even collaborated on a winning hack-a-thon project. She brings an interesting perspective and energy to every project she takes on. Blythe also has a unique, open-ended, and welcoming approach for gathering design input from stakeholders. Every project we collaborated on was a pleasure and she'll be an asset to the Product Design team at her next stop!"
Chris Klinchik
Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
"Blythe is an exceptionally talented UX professional with a unique ability to manage the complexities of business demands, use her empathy to deeply understand customer jobs and problems, and designing a product that most acutely serves their needs. While establishing a new product in a new industry vertical, Blythe and I were able to establish a new Jobs to be Done framework that served as a Rosetta stone for the entire team while taking a new product to market within the first 8 months of working together. She'd be a great asset at any organization and I personally look forward to working with her again in the future."
Sara Carvalho
Senior Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
“Blythe is a truly hands-on leader. She listens actively, gives great feedback, and always helps me move in the right direction. Blythe has been instrumental in my growth, ensuring I have the resources and opportunities to expand my capabilities.”
Lydia Dwyer
Group Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
“As a designer, Blythe has that rare ability to simplify complexity without losing nuance. She’s thoughtful about user needs, sharp on product strategy, and deeply grounded in the realities of engineering and business tradeoffs. But what really sets her apart is how she leads with empathy, calm, and conviction. As a manager, she set the tone for cross-functional collaboration and modeled what a healthy, productive product-design relationship should look like. She’s made me better at my job just by working alongside her. She’s fun to work with, always curious, kind, and quick with a sense of humor. Any team that brings her on will be gaining not only a top-tier designer but a deeply trusted teammate and leader.”
David Roach
Senior Staff Product Designer
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Blythe for the past six years, and I can honestly say she’s one of the most talented and inspiring design leaders I’ve worked with. She brings a ton of energy, a strong work ethic, and a collaborative spirit to everything she does. Blythe played a huge role in growing our small design team into a user research driven, design forward practice that’s now a core part of how we build products. She’s great at bringing people together, encouraging design thinking across teams, and helping others see the value of thoughtful, user centered design. She leads with empathy, gives her team room to grow, and always keeps the bar high for quality. She’s also just a great person to work with. She is positive, thoughtful, and always focused on making things better."
Hayley Combs
Customer Success at Bitsight
Collaborated with Blythe
Blythe is an exceptional UX designer who brings clarity, empathy, and structure to every project—especially in workshop settings where her ability to ask the right questions and guide collaboration truly shines. She’s a thoughtful teammate who consistently follows through on next steps and helps drive practical, user-focused solutions."
Gregory Keshian
Chief Product Officer at Bitsight
Lead the product organization Blythe was a part of
"I had the pleasure of working closely with Blythe in a number of capacities during our 3 overlapping years at Bitsight. Blythe is a standout design leader who brings vision, clarity, and energy to every initiative she touches. She has a particular strength in running workshops to translate broad business objectives into tangible, user-centered designs that drive outcomes. She sets herself apart from other designers with her strategic and collaborative approach. Blythe is always thinking ahead to ensure the user experience supports both product goals and customer success. Her enthusiasm and positive attitude made her a joy to work with and a real asset to our cross-functional teams."
Vanessa Jankowski
VP of Product
Head of Product Blythe's organization
"I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Blythe for several years at Bitsight and feel grateful to have had the opportunity! As a UX and Design Manager, she is not only a great leader but also a culture carrier who brings an infectious energy to every team she works with and makes work fun for everyone around her. Blythe has a unique knack for simultaneously understanding the customer experience, establishing deep domain expertise, continuously refining the craft of user experience design, and demonstrating great care for those around her. She’s a fantastic collaborator to product management, engineering, and data science who drives major impact both for the business and for the teams she leads. Her spirit and dedication make her a asset to any organization lucky enough to have her!"
Kirsten Robinson
Sr. Director of User Experience
Managed Blythe
"🌟 Shoutout to Blythe for consistently raising the bar in UX design and leadership! 🌟 In the five years we worked together at BitSight, Blythe grew from a talented product designer to a strong and confident design manager who blended people-centered leadership, design execution, and deep user research into a rare trifecta of impact. Blythe is one of the best UX designers I've had the privilege of watching grow—and someone you’d absolutely want on your team."
Tom Allin
Professor of the Practice at Duke University
Collaborated closely as co-instructors
"I worked with Blythe from June 2018 to May 2023, to teach a graduate-level class at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy titled, “Using Human-Centered Design to Improve the Citizen Experience.” In addition to teaching the class, Blythe and I continued to improve the curriculum, the materials, the workshops, and the lectures each year, making this one of the most popular classes in the school. Blythe brought a great depth of knowledge and experience in human-centered design in addition to her expertise in visual design. She was a terrific collaborator, and she earned great respect from the students in her willingness to always be available for additional mentoring. It was a delight and privilege to work with Blythe."
Zhichun Ye
Engineering Director
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I had the opportunity to work with Blythe on several product initiatives on both the TPRM and the Insurance side. She brought a strong and thoughtful approach to design that consistently elevated the quality of our work. She holds a high standard for design and product quality, and she’s not afraid to advocate for what she believes is best for the user, and that energy helped push the team toward better outcomes. Blythe was always available to collaborate closely with engineering, offering context, feedback, and a shared focus on building the best solution. She would be a strong asset to any team looking to make their customer needs a priority."
Fernando Garcia Lecuona
Staff Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
"Blythe was my manager during a substantial part of my journey as a Product Designer at Bitsight. Her support had a great impact on my work; she was always available to clear any roadblocks and ensure that I could do my job seamlessly. She is also a very talented designer, so her feedback and experience raised the quality of the entire team. Blythe is a valuable addition to any creative team; having her positive energy on board really makes the difference."
Brandon Smith
Senior Research Operations Engineer
Collaborated with Blythe across teams
"Blythe and I worked together often when I was in both Sales Engineering and Product Research roles and even collaborated on a winning hack-a-thon project. She brings an interesting perspective and energy to every project she takes on. Blythe also has a unique, open-ended, and welcoming approach for gathering design input from stakeholders. Every project we collaborated on was a pleasure and she'll be an asset to the Product Design team at her next stop!"
Chris Klinchik
Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
"Blythe is an exceptionally talented UX professional with a unique ability to manage the complexities of business demands, use her empathy to deeply understand customer jobs and problems, and designing a product that most acutely serves their needs. While establishing a new product in a new industry vertical, Blythe and I were able to establish a new Jobs to be Done framework that served as a Rosetta stone for the entire team while taking a new product to market within the first 8 months of working together. She'd be a great asset at any organization and I personally look forward to working with her again in the future."
Sara Carvalho
Senior Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
“Blythe is a truly hands-on leader. She listens actively, gives great feedback, and always helps me move in the right direction. Blythe has been instrumental in my growth, ensuring I have the resources and opportunities to expand my capabilities.”
Lydia Dwyer
Group Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
“As a designer, Blythe has that rare ability to simplify complexity without losing nuance. She’s thoughtful about user needs, sharp on product strategy, and deeply grounded in the realities of engineering and business tradeoffs. But what really sets her apart is how she leads with empathy, calm, and conviction. As a manager, she set the tone for cross-functional collaboration and modeled what a healthy, productive product-design relationship should look like. She’s made me better at my job just by working alongside her. She’s fun to work with, always curious, kind, and quick with a sense of humor. Any team that brings her on will be gaining not only a top-tier designer but a deeply trusted teammate and leader.”
David Roach
Senior Staff Product Designer
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Blythe for the past six years, and I can honestly say she’s one of the most talented and inspiring design leaders I’ve worked with. She brings a ton of energy, a strong work ethic, and a collaborative spirit to everything she does. Blythe played a huge role in growing our small design team into a user research driven, design forward practice that’s now a core part of how we build products. She’s great at bringing people together, encouraging design thinking across teams, and helping others see the value of thoughtful, user centered design. She leads with empathy, gives her team room to grow, and always keeps the bar high for quality. She’s also just a great person to work with. She is positive, thoughtful, and always focused on making things better."
Hayley Combs
Customer Success at Bitsight
Collaborated with Blythe
Blythe is an exceptional UX designer who brings clarity, empathy, and structure to every project—especially in workshop settings where her ability to ask the right questions and guide collaboration truly shines. She’s a thoughtful teammate who consistently follows through on next steps and helps drive practical, user-focused solutions."
Gregory Keshian
Chief Product Officer at Bitsight
Lead the product organization Blythe was a part of
"I had the pleasure of working closely with Blythe in a number of capacities during our 3 overlapping years at Bitsight. Blythe is a standout design leader who brings vision, clarity, and energy to every initiative she touches. She has a particular strength in running workshops to translate broad business objectives into tangible, user-centered designs that drive outcomes. She sets herself apart from other designers with her strategic and collaborative approach. Blythe is always thinking ahead to ensure the user experience supports both product goals and customer success. Her enthusiasm and positive attitude made her a joy to work with and a real asset to our cross-functional teams."
Vanessa Jankowski
VP of Product
Head of Product Blythe's organization
"I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Blythe for several years at Bitsight and feel grateful to have had the opportunity! As a UX and Design Manager, she is not only a great leader but also a culture carrier who brings an infectious energy to every team she works with and makes work fun for everyone around her. Blythe has a unique knack for simultaneously understanding the customer experience, establishing deep domain expertise, continuously refining the craft of user experience design, and demonstrating great care for those around her. She’s a fantastic collaborator to product management, engineering, and data science who drives major impact both for the business and for the teams she leads. Her spirit and dedication make her a asset to any organization lucky enough to have her!"
Kirsten Robinson
Sr. Director of User Experience
Managed Blythe
"🌟 Shoutout to Blythe for consistently raising the bar in UX design and leadership! 🌟 In the five years we worked together at BitSight, Blythe grew from a talented product designer to a strong and confident design manager who blended people-centered leadership, design execution, and deep user research into a rare trifecta of impact. Blythe is one of the best UX designers I've had the privilege of watching grow—and someone you’d absolutely want on your team."
Tom Allin
Professor of the Practice at Duke University
Collaborated closely as co-instructors
"I worked with Blythe from June 2018 to May 2023, to teach a graduate-level class at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy titled, “Using Human-Centered Design to Improve the Citizen Experience.” In addition to teaching the class, Blythe and I continued to improve the curriculum, the materials, the workshops, and the lectures each year, making this one of the most popular classes in the school. Blythe brought a great depth of knowledge and experience in human-centered design in addition to her expertise in visual design. She was a terrific collaborator, and she earned great respect from the students in her willingness to always be available for additional mentoring. It was a delight and privilege to work with Blythe."
Zhichun Ye
Engineering Director
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I had the opportunity to work with Blythe on several product initiatives on both the TPRM and the Insurance side. She brought a strong and thoughtful approach to design that consistently elevated the quality of our work. She holds a high standard for design and product quality, and she’s not afraid to advocate for what she believes is best for the user, and that energy helped push the team toward better outcomes. Blythe was always available to collaborate closely with engineering, offering context, feedback, and a shared focus on building the best solution. She would be a strong asset to any team looking to make their customer needs a priority."
Fernando Garcia Lecuona
Staff Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
"Blythe was my manager during a substantial part of my journey as a Product Designer at Bitsight. Her support had a great impact on my work; she was always available to clear any roadblocks and ensure that I could do my job seamlessly. She is also a very talented designer, so her feedback and experience raised the quality of the entire team. Blythe is a valuable addition to any creative team; having her positive energy on board really makes the difference."
Brandon Smith
Senior Research Operations Engineer
Collaborated with Blythe across teams
"Blythe and I worked together often when I was in both Sales Engineering and Product Research roles and even collaborated on a winning hack-a-thon project. She brings an interesting perspective and energy to every project she takes on. Blythe also has a unique, open-ended, and welcoming approach for gathering design input from stakeholders. Every project we collaborated on was a pleasure and she'll be an asset to the Product Design team at her next stop!"
Chris Klinchik
Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
"Blythe is an exceptionally talented UX professional with a unique ability to manage the complexities of business demands, use her empathy to deeply understand customer jobs and problems, and designing a product that most acutely serves their needs. While establishing a new product in a new industry vertical, Blythe and I were able to establish a new Jobs to be Done framework that served as a Rosetta stone for the entire team while taking a new product to market within the first 8 months of working together. She'd be a great asset at any organization and I personally look forward to working with her again in the future."
Sara Carvalho
Senior Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
“Blythe is a truly hands-on leader. She listens actively, gives great feedback, and always helps me move in the right direction. Blythe has been instrumental in my growth, ensuring I have the resources and opportunities to expand my capabilities.”
Lydia Dwyer
Group Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
“As a designer, Blythe has that rare ability to simplify complexity without losing nuance. She’s thoughtful about user needs, sharp on product strategy, and deeply grounded in the realities of engineering and business tradeoffs. But what really sets her apart is how she leads with empathy, calm, and conviction. As a manager, she set the tone for cross-functional collaboration and modeled what a healthy, productive product-design relationship should look like. She’s made me better at my job just by working alongside her. She’s fun to work with, always curious, kind, and quick with a sense of humor. Any team that brings her on will be gaining not only a top-tier designer but a deeply trusted teammate and leader.”
David Roach
Senior Staff Product Designer
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Blythe for the past six years, and I can honestly say she’s one of the most talented and inspiring design leaders I’ve worked with. She brings a ton of energy, a strong work ethic, and a collaborative spirit to everything she does. Blythe played a huge role in growing our small design team into a user research driven, design forward practice that’s now a core part of how we build products. She’s great at bringing people together, encouraging design thinking across teams, and helping others see the value of thoughtful, user centered design. She leads with empathy, gives her team room to grow, and always keeps the bar high for quality. She’s also just a great person to work with. She is positive, thoughtful, and always focused on making things better."
Hayley Combs
Customer Success at Bitsight
Collaborated with Blythe
Blythe is an exceptional UX designer who brings clarity, empathy, and structure to every project—especially in workshop settings where her ability to ask the right questions and guide collaboration truly shines. She’s a thoughtful teammate who consistently follows through on next steps and helps drive practical, user-focused solutions."
Gregory Keshian
Chief Product Officer at Bitsight
Lead the product organization Blythe was a part of
"I had the pleasure of working closely with Blythe in a number of capacities during our 3 overlapping years at Bitsight. Blythe is a standout design leader who brings vision, clarity, and energy to every initiative she touches. She has a particular strength in running workshops to translate broad business objectives into tangible, user-centered designs that drive outcomes. She sets herself apart from other designers with her strategic and collaborative approach. Blythe is always thinking ahead to ensure the user experience supports both product goals and customer success. Her enthusiasm and positive attitude made her a joy to work with and a real asset to our cross-functional teams."
Vanessa Jankowski
VP of Product
Head of Product Blythe's organization
"I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Blythe for several years at Bitsight and feel grateful to have had the opportunity! As a UX and Design Manager, she is not only a great leader but also a culture carrier who brings an infectious energy to every team she works with and makes work fun for everyone around her. Blythe has a unique knack for simultaneously understanding the customer experience, establishing deep domain expertise, continuously refining the craft of user experience design, and demonstrating great care for those around her. She’s a fantastic collaborator to product management, engineering, and data science who drives major impact both for the business and for the teams she leads. Her spirit and dedication make her a asset to any organization lucky enough to have her!"
Kirsten Robinson
Sr. Director of User Experience
Managed Blythe
"🌟 Shoutout to Blythe for consistently raising the bar in UX design and leadership! 🌟 In the five years we worked together at BitSight, Blythe grew from a talented product designer to a strong and confident design manager who blended people-centered leadership, design execution, and deep user research into a rare trifecta of impact. Blythe is one of the best UX designers I've had the privilege of watching grow—and someone you’d absolutely want on your team."
Tom Allin
Professor of the Practice at Duke University
Collaborated closely as co-instructors
"I worked with Blythe from June 2018 to May 2023, to teach a graduate-level class at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy titled, “Using Human-Centered Design to Improve the Citizen Experience.” In addition to teaching the class, Blythe and I continued to improve the curriculum, the materials, the workshops, and the lectures each year, making this one of the most popular classes in the school. Blythe brought a great depth of knowledge and experience in human-centered design in addition to her expertise in visual design. She was a terrific collaborator, and she earned great respect from the students in her willingness to always be available for additional mentoring. It was a delight and privilege to work with Blythe."
Zhichun Ye
Engineering Director
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I had the opportunity to work with Blythe on several product initiatives on both the TPRM and the Insurance side. She brought a strong and thoughtful approach to design that consistently elevated the quality of our work. She holds a high standard for design and product quality, and she’s not afraid to advocate for what she believes is best for the user, and that energy helped push the team toward better outcomes. Blythe was always available to collaborate closely with engineering, offering context, feedback, and a shared focus on building the best solution. She would be a strong asset to any team looking to make their customer needs a priority."
Fernando Garcia Lecuona
Staff Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
"Blythe was my manager during a substantial part of my journey as a Product Designer at Bitsight. Her support had a great impact on my work; she was always available to clear any roadblocks and ensure that I could do my job seamlessly. She is also a very talented designer, so her feedback and experience raised the quality of the entire team. Blythe is a valuable addition to any creative team; having her positive energy on board really makes the difference."
Brandon Smith
Senior Research Operations Engineer
Collaborated with Blythe across teams
"Blythe and I worked together often when I was in both Sales Engineering and Product Research roles and even collaborated on a winning hack-a-thon project. She brings an interesting perspective and energy to every project she takes on. Blythe also has a unique, open-ended, and welcoming approach for gathering design input from stakeholders. Every project we collaborated on was a pleasure and she'll be an asset to the Product Design team at her next stop!"
Chris Klinchik
Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
"Blythe is an exceptionally talented UX professional with a unique ability to manage the complexities of business demands, use her empathy to deeply understand customer jobs and problems, and designing a product that most acutely serves their needs. While establishing a new product in a new industry vertical, Blythe and I were able to establish a new Jobs to be Done framework that served as a Rosetta stone for the entire team while taking a new product to market within the first 8 months of working together. She'd be a great asset at any organization and I personally look forward to working with her again in the future."
Sara Carvalho
Senior Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
“Blythe is a truly hands-on leader. She listens actively, gives great feedback, and always helps me move in the right direction. Blythe has been instrumental in my growth, ensuring I have the resources and opportunities to expand my capabilities.”
Lydia Dwyer
Group Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
“As a designer, Blythe has that rare ability to simplify complexity without losing nuance. She’s thoughtful about user needs, sharp on product strategy, and deeply grounded in the realities of engineering and business tradeoffs. But what really sets her apart is how she leads with empathy, calm, and conviction. As a manager, she set the tone for cross-functional collaboration and modeled what a healthy, productive product-design relationship should look like. She’s made me better at my job just by working alongside her. She’s fun to work with, always curious, kind, and quick with a sense of humor. Any team that brings her on will be gaining not only a top-tier designer but a deeply trusted teammate and leader.”
David Roach
Senior Staff Product Designer
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Blythe for the past six years, and I can honestly say she’s one of the most talented and inspiring design leaders I’ve worked with. She brings a ton of energy, a strong work ethic, and a collaborative spirit to everything she does. Blythe played a huge role in growing our small design team into a user research driven, design forward practice that’s now a core part of how we build products. She’s great at bringing people together, encouraging design thinking across teams, and helping others see the value of thoughtful, user centered design. She leads with empathy, gives her team room to grow, and always keeps the bar high for quality. She’s also just a great person to work with. She is positive, thoughtful, and always focused on making things better."
Hayley Combs
Customer Success at Bitsight
Collaborated with Blythe
Blythe is an exceptional UX designer who brings clarity, empathy, and structure to every project—especially in workshop settings where her ability to ask the right questions and guide collaboration truly shines. She’s a thoughtful teammate who consistently follows through on next steps and helps drive practical, user-focused solutions."
Gregory Keshian
Chief Product Officer at Bitsight
Lead the product organization Blythe was a part of
"I had the pleasure of working closely with Blythe in a number of capacities during our 3 overlapping years at Bitsight. Blythe is a standout design leader who brings vision, clarity, and energy to every initiative she touches. She has a particular strength in running workshops to translate broad business objectives into tangible, user-centered designs that drive outcomes. She sets herself apart from other designers with her strategic and collaborative approach. Blythe is always thinking ahead to ensure the user experience supports both product goals and customer success. Her enthusiasm and positive attitude made her a joy to work with and a real asset to our cross-functional teams."
Vanessa Jankowski
VP of Product
Head of Product Blythe's organization
"I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Blythe for several years at Bitsight and feel grateful to have had the opportunity! As a UX and Design Manager, she is not only a great leader but also a culture carrier who brings an infectious energy to every team she works with and makes work fun for everyone around her. Blythe has a unique knack for simultaneously understanding the customer experience, establishing deep domain expertise, continuously refining the craft of user experience design, and demonstrating great care for those around her. She’s a fantastic collaborator to product management, engineering, and data science who drives major impact both for the business and for the teams she leads. Her spirit and dedication make her a asset to any organization lucky enough to have her!"
Kirsten Robinson
Sr. Director of User Experience
Managed Blythe
"🌟 Shoutout to Blythe for consistently raising the bar in UX design and leadership! 🌟 In the five years we worked together at BitSight, Blythe grew from a talented product designer to a strong and confident design manager who blended people-centered leadership, design execution, and deep user research into a rare trifecta of impact. Blythe is one of the best UX designers I've had the privilege of watching grow—and someone you’d absolutely want on your team."
Tom Allin
Professor of the Practice at Duke University
Collaborated closely as co-instructors
"I worked with Blythe from June 2018 to May 2023, to teach a graduate-level class at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy titled, “Using Human-Centered Design to Improve the Citizen Experience.” In addition to teaching the class, Blythe and I continued to improve the curriculum, the materials, the workshops, and the lectures each year, making this one of the most popular classes in the school. Blythe brought a great depth of knowledge and experience in human-centered design in addition to her expertise in visual design. She was a terrific collaborator, and she earned great respect from the students in her willingness to always be available for additional mentoring. It was a delight and privilege to work with Blythe."
Zhichun Ye
Engineering Director
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I had the opportunity to work with Blythe on several product initiatives on both the TPRM and the Insurance side. She brought a strong and thoughtful approach to design that consistently elevated the quality of our work. She holds a high standard for design and product quality, and she’s not afraid to advocate for what she believes is best for the user, and that energy helped push the team toward better outcomes. Blythe was always available to collaborate closely with engineering, offering context, feedback, and a shared focus on building the best solution. She would be a strong asset to any team looking to make their customer needs a priority."
Fernando Garcia Lecuona
Staff Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
"Blythe was my manager during a substantial part of my journey as a Product Designer at Bitsight. Her support had a great impact on my work; she was always available to clear any roadblocks and ensure that I could do my job seamlessly. She is also a very talented designer, so her feedback and experience raised the quality of the entire team. Blythe is a valuable addition to any creative team; having her positive energy on board really makes the difference."
Brandon Smith
Senior Research Operations Engineer
Collaborated with Blythe across teams
"Blythe and I worked together often when I was in both Sales Engineering and Product Research roles and even collaborated on a winning hack-a-thon project. She brings an interesting perspective and energy to every project she takes on. Blythe also has a unique, open-ended, and welcoming approach for gathering design input from stakeholders. Every project we collaborated on was a pleasure and she'll be an asset to the Product Design team at her next stop!"
Chris Klinchik
Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
"Blythe is an exceptionally talented UX professional with a unique ability to manage the complexities of business demands, use her empathy to deeply understand customer jobs and problems, and designing a product that most acutely serves their needs. While establishing a new product in a new industry vertical, Blythe and I were able to establish a new Jobs to be Done framework that served as a Rosetta stone for the entire team while taking a new product to market within the first 8 months of working together. She'd be a great asset at any organization and I personally look forward to working with her again in the future."
Sara Carvalho
Senior Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
“Blythe is a truly hands-on leader. She listens actively, gives great feedback, and always helps me move in the right direction. Blythe has been instrumental in my growth, ensuring I have the resources and opportunities to expand my capabilities.”
Lydia Dwyer
Group Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
“As a designer, Blythe has that rare ability to simplify complexity without losing nuance. She’s thoughtful about user needs, sharp on product strategy, and deeply grounded in the realities of engineering and business tradeoffs. But what really sets her apart is how she leads with empathy, calm, and conviction. As a manager, she set the tone for cross-functional collaboration and modeled what a healthy, productive product-design relationship should look like. She’s made me better at my job just by working alongside her. She’s fun to work with, always curious, kind, and quick with a sense of humor. Any team that brings her on will be gaining not only a top-tier designer but a deeply trusted teammate and leader.”
David Roach
Senior Staff Product Designer
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Blythe for the past six years, and I can honestly say she’s one of the most talented and inspiring design leaders I’ve worked with. She brings a ton of energy, a strong work ethic, and a collaborative spirit to everything she does. Blythe played a huge role in growing our small design team into a user research driven, design forward practice that’s now a core part of how we build products. She’s great at bringing people together, encouraging design thinking across teams, and helping others see the value of thoughtful, user centered design. She leads with empathy, gives her team room to grow, and always keeps the bar high for quality. She’s also just a great person to work with. She is positive, thoughtful, and always focused on making things better."
Hayley Combs
Customer Success at Bitsight
Collaborated with Blythe
Blythe is an exceptional UX designer who brings clarity, empathy, and structure to every project—especially in workshop settings where her ability to ask the right questions and guide collaboration truly shines. She’s a thoughtful teammate who consistently follows through on next steps and helps drive practical, user-focused solutions."
Gregory Keshian
Chief Product Officer at Bitsight
Lead the product organization Blythe was a part of
"I had the pleasure of working closely with Blythe in a number of capacities during our 3 overlapping years at Bitsight. Blythe is a standout design leader who brings vision, clarity, and energy to every initiative she touches. She has a particular strength in running workshops to translate broad business objectives into tangible, user-centered designs that drive outcomes. She sets herself apart from other designers with her strategic and collaborative approach. Blythe is always thinking ahead to ensure the user experience supports both product goals and customer success. Her enthusiasm and positive attitude made her a joy to work with and a real asset to our cross-functional teams."
Vanessa Jankowski
VP of Product
Head of Product Blythe's organization
"I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Blythe for several years at Bitsight and feel grateful to have had the opportunity! As a UX and Design Manager, she is not only a great leader but also a culture carrier who brings an infectious energy to every team she works with and makes work fun for everyone around her. Blythe has a unique knack for simultaneously understanding the customer experience, establishing deep domain expertise, continuously refining the craft of user experience design, and demonstrating great care for those around her. She’s a fantastic collaborator to product management, engineering, and data science who drives major impact both for the business and for the teams she leads. Her spirit and dedication make her a asset to any organization lucky enough to have her!"
Kirsten Robinson
Sr. Director of User Experience
Managed Blythe
"🌟 Shoutout to Blythe for consistently raising the bar in UX design and leadership! 🌟 In the five years we worked together at BitSight, Blythe grew from a talented product designer to a strong and confident design manager who blended people-centered leadership, design execution, and deep user research into a rare trifecta of impact. Blythe is one of the best UX designers I've had the privilege of watching grow—and someone you’d absolutely want on your team."
Tom Allin
Professor of the Practice at Duke University
Collaborated closely as co-instructors
"I worked with Blythe from June 2018 to May 2023, to teach a graduate-level class at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy titled, “Using Human-Centered Design to Improve the Citizen Experience.” In addition to teaching the class, Blythe and I continued to improve the curriculum, the materials, the workshops, and the lectures each year, making this one of the most popular classes in the school. Blythe brought a great depth of knowledge and experience in human-centered design in addition to her expertise in visual design. She was a terrific collaborator, and she earned great respect from the students in her willingness to always be available for additional mentoring. It was a delight and privilege to work with Blythe."
Zhichun Ye
Engineering Director
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I had the opportunity to work with Blythe on several product initiatives on both the TPRM and the Insurance side. She brought a strong and thoughtful approach to design that consistently elevated the quality of our work. She holds a high standard for design and product quality, and she’s not afraid to advocate for what she believes is best for the user, and that energy helped push the team toward better outcomes. Blythe was always available to collaborate closely with engineering, offering context, feedback, and a shared focus on building the best solution. She would be a strong asset to any team looking to make their customer needs a priority."
Fernando Garcia Lecuona
Staff Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
"Blythe was my manager during a substantial part of my journey as a Product Designer at Bitsight. Her support had a great impact on my work; she was always available to clear any roadblocks and ensure that I could do my job seamlessly. She is also a very talented designer, so her feedback and experience raised the quality of the entire team. Blythe is a valuable addition to any creative team; having her positive energy on board really makes the difference."
Brandon Smith
Senior Research Operations Engineer
Collaborated with Blythe across teams
"Blythe and I worked together often when I was in both Sales Engineering and Product Research roles and even collaborated on a winning hack-a-thon project. She brings an interesting perspective and energy to every project she takes on. Blythe also has a unique, open-ended, and welcoming approach for gathering design input from stakeholders. Every project we collaborated on was a pleasure and she'll be an asset to the Product Design team at her next stop!"
Chris Klinchik
Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
"Blythe is an exceptionally talented UX professional with a unique ability to manage the complexities of business demands, use her empathy to deeply understand customer jobs and problems, and designing a product that most acutely serves their needs. While establishing a new product in a new industry vertical, Blythe and I were able to establish a new Jobs to be Done framework that served as a Rosetta stone for the entire team while taking a new product to market within the first 8 months of working together. She'd be a great asset at any organization and I personally look forward to working with her again in the future."
Sara Carvalho
Senior Product Designer
Reported to Blythe
“Blythe is a truly hands-on leader. She listens actively, gives great feedback, and always helps me move in the right direction. Blythe has been instrumental in my growth, ensuring I have the resources and opportunities to expand my capabilities.”
Lydia Dwyer
Group Product Management
Collaborated closely on the same team
“As a designer, Blythe has that rare ability to simplify complexity without losing nuance. She’s thoughtful about user needs, sharp on product strategy, and deeply grounded in the realities of engineering and business tradeoffs. But what really sets her apart is how she leads with empathy, calm, and conviction. As a manager, she set the tone for cross-functional collaboration and modeled what a healthy, productive product-design relationship should look like. She’s made me better at my job just by working alongside her. She’s fun to work with, always curious, kind, and quick with a sense of humor. Any team that brings her on will be gaining not only a top-tier designer but a deeply trusted teammate and leader.”
David Roach
Senior Staff Product Designer
Collaborated closely on the same team
"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Blythe for the past six years, and I can honestly say she’s one of the most talented and inspiring design leaders I’ve worked with. She brings a ton of energy, a strong work ethic, and a collaborative spirit to everything she does. Blythe played a huge role in growing our small design team into a user research driven, design forward practice that’s now a core part of how we build products. She’s great at bringing people together, encouraging design thinking across teams, and helping others see the value of thoughtful, user centered design. She leads with empathy, gives her team room to grow, and always keeps the bar high for quality. She’s also just a great person to work with. She is positive, thoughtful, and always focused on making things better."
Hayley Combs
Customer Success at Bitsight
Collaborated with Blythe
Blythe is an exceptional UX designer who brings clarity, empathy, and structure to every project—especially in workshop settings where her ability to ask the right questions and guide collaboration truly shines. She’s a thoughtful teammate who consistently follows through on next steps and helps drive practical, user-focused solutions."
Gregory Keshian
Chief Product Officer at Bitsight
Lead the product organization Blythe was a part of
"I had the pleasure of working closely with Blythe in a number of capacities during our 3 overlapping years at Bitsight. Blythe is a standout design leader who brings vision, clarity, and energy to every initiative she touches. She has a particular strength in running workshops to translate broad business objectives into tangible, user-centered designs that drive outcomes. She sets herself apart from other designers with her strategic and collaborative approach. Blythe is always thinking ahead to ensure the user experience supports both product goals and customer success. Her enthusiasm and positive attitude made her a joy to work with and a real asset to our cross-functional teams."
