Liana Dumitru
Liana Dumitru
Liana is a designer, manager, and entrepreneur with 10+ years of experience in design. She hold a Master’s in entrepreneurship from Columbia University and she's passionate about building effective teams, and leveraging design to create high growth products.
She currently manages design managers + designers at Plaid. Previously, she managed design teams at Dropbox, cofounded a company that was acquired by Coinbase, and spent a few years as a freelance designer.
Liana is originally from Romania, studied in Paris and New York, worked in London, and now lives and works in San Francisco. She geeks out on design, tech, art, and she absolutely love books. And plants. And chocolate.
LET'S BE FRIENDS
If you want to chat about design, books, chocolate, or anything else, just send a direct message on Twitter. Liana is available for side collaborations and talks worldwide.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Career Growth Strategies for Product Design Professionals
Virtual
Layers Conference, 2019
Designing Inclusivity: Fostering a Sense of Belonging
San Jose, CA
Product Hive, 2019
Building Growth Teams
San Francisco, CA
Dropbox Ladies Get Loud Panel, 2019
Ladies Get Loud: What happens when we speak out
San Francisco, CA
Building Highly Effective Growth Teams
San Francisco, CA
WRITING
September 2020
September 2019
October 2018