Alicia Dudek
About Alicia Dudek
Alicia Dudek is the Director of Innovation & Growth at KPMG Australia, where she has worked since 2022. With a background in design ethnography and a focus on customer experience, she has held various leadership roles at Deloitte Australia and founded MycoReality, a venture dedicated to innovative solutions.
Work at KPMG Australia
Alicia Dudek currently serves as the Director of Innovation & Growth at KPMG Australia, a position she has held since 2022. In this role, she focuses on driving innovative strategies and growth initiatives within the organization. Prior to this, she worked as a Business Innovator at KPMG from 2020 to 2022, where she contributed to various projects aimed at enhancing business innovation.
Previous Experience at Deloitte Australia
Alicia Dudek held multiple director-level positions at Deloitte Australia between 2017 and 2020. She worked as a Director in the Innovation Team and the Chief Strategy Office, focusing on design ethnography and collaboration within the Indigenous Strategy Team. Her tenure included significant roles such as Design Ethnographer and Experience Design Specialist, where she led customer experience research across various industries.
Education and Expertise
Alicia Dudek earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing, International Business, and Spanish from The University of Tulsa, completing her studies from 2004 to 2008. She furthered her education with a Master of Science in Design from the University of Dundee in 2010. Her expertise includes Gaia Centered Design, emphasizing ecological and human-centered approaches in her work.
Background and Early Career
Alicia Dudek began her career as an Assistant Product Manager at Jasco Products in 2009. She also worked as a Departmental Assistant at the University of Tulsa during her undergraduate studies. Her early education included attending the Classen School of Advanced Studies from 1998 to 2004, where she developed foundational skills that contributed to her later success in design and innovation.
Achievements and Initiatives
Alicia Dudek founded MycoReality, a venture dedicated to creating innovative solutions. Her work emphasizes crafting user interactions that ensure users feel accomplished. She utilizes visual communication and deep contextual customer research methods to enhance customer empathy within organizations, illuminating gaps in customer understanding to align projects with client needs.