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Erin Howard

Erin Howard

Executive Director, Product and Design @ Charles River Labs

Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Erin joined Charles River Laboratories in March 2021, tasked with building their first-ever user experience design function. During her time at CRL, Erin has built an enterprise scale design function and now leads a combined customer-focused team delivering experiences end-to-end for the customer. Her team of Product Management, Product Design, and Organizational Change Management builds and implements products for CRL customers and internal teams based on an MVP mindset focused on the most impactful challenges. Erin has nearly 20 years of experience in building high-caliber product design teams that deliver world-class design solutions aligned with the user and business goals. She has held leadership roles in business consulting, data analytics and consumer app-based organizations, where she’s transformed design from a service-delivery mind-set to influential and deep rooted within the culture.
Erin enjoys crocheting, gardening, and building her hobby farm. She lives on 20 acres in Central Virginia with her husband, two daughters, two dogs, and eight chickens.

Area of Expertise

  • Business & Management
  • Information & Communications Technology
  • Physical & Life Sciences

Topics

  • Product Leadership
  • Design Leadership
  • Change Management
  • product strategy
  • Platform Product Management
  • Design Thinking
  • Product Design
  • Design Systems
  • App Design
  • UI/UX Design
  • UX Design
  • Product Design & Management
  • User Experience Design
  • Design
  • Customer Centered Design
  • Product Innovation
  • Service Design
  • Product Owner
  • Product Discovery
  • Digital Product Design
  • Building Digital Products
  • Software Design
  • Web Design
  • Design Patterns
  • Design Sprints
  • Leadership
  • Female Leadership
  • Women in Leadership

Erin Howard

Executive Director, Product and Design @ Charles River Labs

Richmond, Virginia, United States

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