Nell Curran, Ph.D.
Head of Product
Nell is an anthropologist, UX evangelist, and a passionate advocate for equitable design. At Exceptional Lives, she works to center user experience and high-quality data in our product strategy & design decisions. She is deeply committed to alleviating inequality and improving opportunities in tech for marginalized communities, and brings a background in tech, nonprofit strategy, as a justice studies professor in prisons, and as a health disparities researcher.
In addition to her professional background, she also brings personal experience advocating for her own all-neurodivergent family, including her autistic child.