Christina Goldschmidt

I am an award-winning design leader who is known for transforming product design teams to work at enterprise scale while fostering cultures that drive both business and social impact. Before joining Etsy as Head of Product Design, I spent 25 years gaining cross-functional experience driving digital innovation at Fortune 500 companies like Accenture, Morgan Stanley, American Express, Omnicom Media Group, The Discovery Channel and others.

My expertise extends beyond design into product and tech, helping teams innovate by focusing on the intersection of desirability, viability, and feasibility. With an equal focus on management, my key to helping designers unlock and empower themselves and their careers is a strong foundation in anthropology and customer behavior. As an advocate for mental health, I work to help managers lead from a place of authenticity.

I received my MBA from NYU Stern and a B.S. in design from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. I am passionate about education and am a leading instructor and guest lecturer at NYU Stern and General Assembly, to name a few. I also have been featured at SXSW, Ecommerce Design Summit, InVision’s Inside Design and HR Transform. Outside of work I love to focus on craft, be it in millinery, ikebana, cooking or the perfect cocktail.