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10 UX consultants
These ten UX consultants work with clients on user research, UX strategy or product design, as independent consultants or through their own studios and consultancies. A reader can learn how outside UX specialists plan research, turn findings into design decisions and improve products that users struggle with.
Professionals to explore
01—10Ayumi Rogers
LinkedInExperience: Founder & Principal Consultant · Nice Things Studio
Founder & Principal Consultant at Nice Things Studio since 2026, which the profile describes as an independent consulting practice helping product-led teams build experiences their customers trust; the headline reads Product Experience & UX Strategy Consultant. Former Head of User Experience (UX) Consulting (2022–2024) and Solutions Consulting Manager, Customer Success (2020–2022) at Google.
Bonnie Potter
LinkedInExperience: Independent UX Strategy and Design Consultant · Bonnie Potter, User Experience Strategist
Independent UX Strategy and Design Consultant since 2016. Former Director, User Experience and Information Architecture at Havas Worldwide Digital (1999–2015) and Director, Creative Services (Digital) at Cendant (1995–1999). The profile describes a designer at the core who weaves design and technology together to create user experiences that simplify people's lives.
Brooke White
LinkedInExperience: UX Research & AI Strategy Independent Consultant · Brooke White Consulting
UX Research & AI Strategy Independent Consultant at Brooke White Consulting since 2024. Former Head of UX Research and Design at Komodo Health (2025–2026), Head of Research at BeReal. (2023–2024), Director of Research at Facebook (2020–2023) and Head, UX Research, Consumer Insights and Accessibility at Yahoo (2014–2020). The profile describes building research and design organizations and a current focus on agentic AI.
Frederic Fuchs
LinkedInExperience: User Experience Researcher Senior UX Consultant and Coach · Independent Consultant
User Experience Researcher Senior UX Consultant and Coach as an independent consultant since 2014. Former Ethnographic studies - Co-founder and Head of User Experience at In Situ International (2015–2016) and Founder and Manager of Design for Lucy - User Research in France (2001–2012). The profile cites organizing and running user tests of mobile sites and workshops with end clients of Google in France.
Kieu Tran
LinkedInExperience: User Experience Consultant · Freelance
User Experience Consultant on a freelance basis since 2021. Former UX Research Lead at FLYR (2022–2023), Senior User Experience Designer at PROS (2015–2021) and User Experience Lead at SmartVault (2014–2015). The profile describes a user-centered product strategist and UX consultant driving change across SaaS, fintech, medtech and media.
Lauren Taylor Miller
LinkedInExperience: Principal Consultant, User Experience & Product Design · Self-employed
Principal Consultant, User Experience & Product Design on a self-employed basis since 2025. Former UX Research Operations & Enablement Consultant at ADP (2025–2026), Senior UX UI Research & Design Lead at Western Union (2024–2025) and Senior User Experience Research at Charles Schwab (2022–2024). The profile describes leading cross-functional work across UX research, service design and research operations.
Lynne Polischuik
LinkedInExperience: CEO, Director of User Research & Product Strategy · LynneUX Strategy Ltd
CEO, Director of User Research & Product Strategy at LynneUX Strategy Ltd since 2005, which the profile describes as an independent consultancy with expertise in qualitative and quantitative user research, product strategy and service design, research operations and data analytics. Former Co-founder, Director of User Research at First Chair Partners (2016–2018).
Melanie Standage
LinkedInExperience: Service and Product Design Leadership UX Research and Strategy Independent Consultant · Independent Consultant
Service and Product Design Leadership UX Research and Strategy Independent Consultant since 2016. The profile lists service design work for HM Revenue & Customs on HMRC Pensions (2023–2024) and the Economic Crime Levy (2022), both with Opencast, and for the MHRA (2024, with Red Rock), and says clients include HMRC, DWP, NHS, MHRA, Defra, ONS and HM Treasury.
Sonia Bhatia
LinkedInExperience: Founder UX Research, Design & Product Strategy Consultant · (Independent / ClarityArc)
Founder UX Research, Design & Product Strategy Consultant (Independent / ClarityArc) since 2025. Former User Experience Researcher at Intuit (2025), Sr. UX Researcher. Go-to-market XD team at ServiceNow (2024) and Lead UX Researcher, Developer experience & Data Analytics team at Google (2019–2023). The profile describes helping startups and enterprise teams understand users through mixed-methods UX research, product strategy and design.
Ubirajara Lucena
LinkedInExperience: Senior UX Researcher & Product Designer (Consultant) · Independent Consultant
Senior UX Researcher & Product Designer (Consultant) as an independent consultant since 2012. Former Senior Product Designer UX Lead (France) at CompuGroup Medical France (2023–2026); the profile also lists Ergonomist User research Consultant at Pôle Emploi (2019–2023) and UX research UX design consultant roles at ADEO (2019) and Groupe IRCEM (2018–2019), and cites a background in cognitive ergonomics and product design.
Choose the right perspective
Decide whether you need research, design or strategy help first, since the profiles differ in which of these they lead with. Look for someone whose past products or sectors resemble yours, such as enterprise software, consumer apps or public services.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What research would you run first to find out where our users struggle?
- 02How do you turn research findings into design changes the product team will actually ship?
- 03How should we measure whether a UX change improved the experience for users?
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