Joe Meersman is a Partner at The Collective, a multidisciplinary design firm. Joe has been a Designer, Researcher, Principal, Manager, and Director across his 20+ year career. He has led teams of practitioners to deliver experiences for Lawyers, Investment Bankers, Data Scientists, Data Analysts, Insurance Agents, Actuaries, Publishers, First Responders, and Doctors.

Joe has contributed to products as small as first-generation Bluetooth headsets and as large as office furniture. He has driven outcomes ranging from pre-iPhone mobile devices and e-commerce implementations to the delivery of multiple Design Language Systems. He has facilitated User Research across the world, from Beijing to Bucharest. In addition, Joe has been an Adjunct Professor at UT Austin for over five years, teaching Visual Communication, Research, and Prototyping.

He considers himself an accidental educator and loves knowing “Texas” is a slang term for “Crazy” in Norway.