I am a former tech executive turned author and entrepreneur. Second Wave Dive is the business name of Ryan Rumsey
Before SWD, I designed SaaS tools and led product, design, research, front-end development, and strategy teams. I have extensive hands-on product, management, and executive experience at companies like Apple, Electronic Arts, USAA, Nestlé, and Comcast.
Professionally, I do a mixture of things because I don’t fit nicely into any professional box.
I work 1:1 with senior design leaders on a mixture of coaching and consulting.
I speak at conferences around the world.
I am the founder of CDO School, where I teach senior designers and their teams how to be strategic at work.
I’m the author of Business Thinking for Designers and Play Up Your Impact.
I’m the creator of The Death of Design, a growing collection of the articles, reports, and hot takes declaring the many deaths of design.
I'm a dad to three, a husband, and an avid fan of the Liverpool Football Club. I live in rural Vermont and reside in an eco-cohousing community.
For speaking inquiries, visit www.ryanrumsey.com.