Megan Fath is an empathetic designer who practices research to understand user need and identify design opportunity. A passionate, avid matchmaker for research and design, she is Managing Director at Conifer’s New York office as well as adjunct faculty at IIT Institute of Design.  Megan’s thoughts on intersections of research and design have been published in several industry publications. Megan holds a masters degree from IIT Institute of Design and a BFA in Visual Communication Design from Kent State University. Get in touch with Megan at coniferresearch.com, or follow her on Twitter: @mfath.