Vanessa Michelle Garcia

Vanessa Michelle Garcia is an experienced Senior User Experience Researcher at Meta, focusing on research for wearable devices and collaboration across various disciplines. Prior roles include User Experience Researcher in New Product Experimentation at Meta, where Vanessa worked on numerous product experiments, and Senior User Experience Researcher at IBM, leading the establishment of a UX Research team for a Customer Insights platform. Previous experience includes roles as a Visual Designer and Design Researcher at Morningstar, Visual Designer at Leo Burnett, and Senior Art Director at Arc Worldwide, where Vanessa managed creative strategies for significant clients. Education includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art and a high school diploma in Graphic Design from Design & Architecture Senior High School.