Gregory A. Perez
About Gregory A. Perez
Gregory A. Perez is the Vice President of Design, Partner Experience at Expedia Group, with extensive experience in design leadership roles across various industries.
Company
Gregory A. Perez is currently working at Expedia Group as the Vice President of Design, Partner Experience. He transitioned to this role in 2022 and is based in the Greater Seattle Area where he operates on-site. Expedia Group is a global travel technology company that provides a broad spectrum of travel-related services and solutions.
Title
Gregory A. Perez serves as the Vice President of Design, Partner Experience at Expedia Group. In this role, he focuses on enhancing the design and user experience for Expedia’s partners, aligning design strategies with business objectives to improve partner engagement.
Education and Expertise
Gregory A. Perez earned a BA in Journalism, Advertising/Public Relations from the University of South Carolina from 1992 to 1996. He has collaborated with educational institutions globally, such as Aalto University in Finland and the International School of Asia Karuizawa in Japan, to teach Design Thinking. Gregory has also repositioned multinational apparel brands for the Indian market and worked on governmental service design in Singapore.
Background
Starting his career in print journalism as an art director and designer, Gregory Perez worked at notable publications like the St. Petersburg Times, The Miami Herald, and The Chicago Tribune from 1996 to 2000. Transitioning to web design in 1999, he then joined Epinions.com, a digital startup in Silicon Valley. Later, Gregory held various design leadership roles at IDEO and Microsoft, significantly contributing to user experience design for news, mapping, search, and mobile platforms.
Achievements
Gregory Perez has led the design for reputable clients such as The North Face, Vans, Wrangler, Shiseido, and Manulife. His projects include designing new environments for English education in China and guiding teams in connecting people's unmet needs with appropriate products, services, and experiences through strategic storytelling. At IDEO, he served in multiple leadership roles, culminating in his position as Managing Director.