Robert Murdock

Robert is currently the Director at Amazon’s UX Lab in San Francisco. As the founding member, Robert leads a small team of hybrid designers, technologists and business thinkers in the pursuit of Amazon’s next big thing. With 15+ years of design, innovation and creative leadership experience, Robert is working at the forefront of human-centered design, building ground breaking products and services. He has found his most rewarding work at the intersection of inspired design, business, and people. He has extensive experience in building and managing multi-disciplinary creative teams and overseeing all stages of the creative process. Robert believes that exceptional design has the ability to transcend the ephemeral and create meaningful impact on the world. Prior to Amazon, Robert was a principal at Method, where he spent almost a decade shaping their digital product design practice, building three design studios across multiple geographies and leading countless programs for clients like Google, TED, Nissan, Reuters and more.

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