Rich Gunther

Lead Director, Design Systems CVS Health

Why Rich?

Rich Gunther is a seasoned User Experience professional whose experience encompasses corporate, consulting, academic, and volunteer practice in both design and research. Rich recently took up the helm of the CVS Health design system team. Prior to this, he built and managed a team focusing on design systems and other centralized UX frameworks for UKG (formerly Ultimate Software). Rich also co-owns Ovo Studios, a usability lab and software vendor. He previously worked at Oracle Corporation as a Principal Interaction Designer, as a Principal UX Engineer at Calamp, and as a UX Architect at Rockwell Software. Finally, Rich serves as the Executive Director of the User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA), where he was formerly President and member of the Board of Directors.

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 | Main Conference Day 2

11:45 AM 7 Things NOT to do When Building an Enterprise Design System (And a few things TO DO)

Many enterprises are investing heavily in design systems as a means to produce better more consistent digital experiences, faster and cheaper. However, there are many pitfalls that can doom a design system, leading to poor adoption, unnecessary rework, and a lack of true efficiency.


Our speaker will share a few of the crucial mistakes he and his design systems teams have made at companies like Oracle, UKG, and CVS Health, and how they corrected those mistakes. He will also share a few things TO DO to make for a truly scalable, enterprise-ready design system.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Rich.

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