Columbia University Welcomes New UX Director
Christopher Yee joins Columbia University as it's newest Director of User Experience.
Meet Chris
Christopher Yee officially joined Columbia University on September 26, 2022 to lead Columbia's Center of Excellence for Usability and Experience Design. He is a user experience and digital strategist who has led teams and built experiences across various industries from startups to the Fortune 500.
Journey
Chris began his digital and design career immersed in New York’s multimedia and publishing industry from Conde Nast (2007) to News Corp. (2011), while also consulting for IFC and Meredith Corp. In 2012, he joined American International Group, Inc (AIG) in leading a digital strategy and content management overhaul. He would go on to Verizon (2017), where he led omnichannel customer experience projects with a focus on user experience and discovery.
Throughout his career, Chris has been at the forefront of guiding organizations in their digital transformations. From the print-to-digital challenges of content managed publishing, to leading design teams at News Corp. on the early adoptions of adaptive and responsive design in partnership with Apple, for the first generation of iPads, and with the NFL for the Super Bowl app. At AIG, he joined the communications team in leading a full organizational content migration and implementing information architecture, usability, and content governance strategy. At Verizon, his work included highly collaborative efforts across disciplines with a user-centric like obsession, with projects ranging from FCC policy compliance, development of B2B and B2C customer support channels, hardware and software integrations of smart home technology for Apple, Google, and Amazon, to various partnerships with Discovery+, Disney+, Synchrony, and Visa.
In his spare time, he is a martial artist - kung fu instructor and jiu jitsu practitioner - recreational figure skater, competitive gamer, and aspiring polyglot.