Brian M Landry, Ph.D.
Dr. Brian M. Landry is the founder of B. MICHAEL Design Studio, an innovation and design consultancy focused on helping companies transform their ideas into experiences. Dr. Landry has 20+ years of experience designing and implementing innovative digital proofs-of-concept and 0 to 1 products and services. He has worked in a variety of innovation-focused roles including consulting for Accenture Labs, leading research and design for both a digital payments app (ChasePay) and digital-only banking experience (Finn by Chase), developing new metric-moving product features for an investing and banking startup (Stash), and driving thought leadership on AI powered tools for short-form video authoring at Meta. His experience spans verticals including retail, financial services and social media, and he has deep knowledge of a number of topic areas including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality, Web3, and the Metaverse.
Dr. Landry has a unique mix of expertise solving problems that spans design, research, strategy and technology and leverages design thinking and lean UX practices to prioritize, design and develop product features.
Dr. Landry studied Computer Science at Xavier University of Louisiana where he found his love for applying emerging tech to user problems. To grow his knowledge in this area, he pursued a Ph.D. in Computer Science (emphasis in Human Computer Interaction) at the Georgia Institute of Technology where his thesis focused on storytelling with digital media.