Max Carden
About Max Carden
Max Carden is a Senior Business Designer at IDEO, where he leads multi-disciplinary teams and oversees digital product development. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and has extensive experience in digital strategy and human-centered design across various sectors.
Current Role at IDEO
Max Carden serves as a Senior Business Designer at IDEO since 2021. In this role, he leads multi-disciplinary teams and oversees the full digital product development lifecycle as a Product Owner. His responsibilities include advising on digital strategy, organization design, and business change, leveraging his extensive experience across various contexts including corporate, agency, and startup environments.
Education and Academic Background
Max Carden studied at INSEAD, where he achieved an MBA from 2020 to 2021. He also holds a BSc in Anthropology from UCL, which he completed from 2011 to 2014. Prior to these degrees, he earned a High School Diploma from The American School in Japan, attending from 2004 to 2009. His academic background provides a strong foundation for his work in business design and strategy.
Previous Work Experience
Before joining IDEO, Max Carden accumulated diverse experience in various roles. He worked at Infosys as a Manager and Lead Business Analyst from 2018 to 2020 in London. Prior to that, he was a Digital Account Executive at dentsu international for 11 months in 2015. He also held positions at Cognizant as an Associate Consultant from 2016 to 2018 and completed a Business Associate Internship at Google Creative Lab in 2013.
Expertise in Digital Strategy and Design
Max Carden possesses deep knowledge of agile methodologies, human-centered design, and digital operations. His expertise allows him to effectively lead teams and manage projects that involve eCommerce platforms, consumer-facing mobile apps, and internal business tools. He advises clients on digital strategy and organizational design, contributing to business change initiatives.