Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Seattle, Washington, United States

Alden Leonard

EMEA Lead - Executive Visioning

London, England, United Kingdom

Iโ€™m designer and strategist with 15 yearsโ€™ experience helping organizations like Amazon, NASA, and McKinsey develop and communicate their purpose. I specialize in design thinking workshops that use visual tools and processes to help teams think differently,

My background includes user research, strategic communications, creative direction, and visual thinking. In my spare time I'm a freelance illustrator artist for everything from breweries to political campaigns.

Select clients: Amazon, NASA, McKinsey & Company, the Pew Charitable Trusts, Johnson & Johnson, Fannie Mae, the National Park Foundation, and the Getty.

Skills: Design research; Brand strategy; Communications strategy; Data analysis; Data visualization; Executive workshops; Facilitation; Market research; Strategic messaging; User experience (UX) research; Visual thinking; Illustration; Graphic design; Human-centered design; Workshops;

    Work History

    Amazon Web Services (AWS)

    6 years, 9 months
    EMEA Lead - Executive Visioning
    Mar 2023 - Present
    Manager - Executive Visioning
    Nov 2021 - Mar 2023
    Engagement Lead - Executive Visioning
    Jun 2019 - Nov 2021

    CHIEF

    3 years, 3 months
    Associate Director
    Feb 2016 - May 2019

    Delucchi Plus

    3 years, 6 months
    Director of Research
    Aug 2012 - Feb 2016

    Borderstan.com

    1 year, 6 months
    Contributing Writer
    Dec 2011 - Jun 2013

    Bromberg, Kohler Maya & Maschler, PLLC

    3 years, 10 months
    Communications Manager
    Aug 2010 - Jul 2012
    Research Assistant
    Sept 2008 - Jul 2010

    The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

    1 year, 7 months
    Public Relations Assistant
    Jun 2006 - Jan 2008

    The Office of Congressman James Moran

    0 years, 1 month
    Congressional Intern
    Jun 2005 - Jul 2005
    Executives