Adrienne Matthews

Partner

Forest

Adrienne is passionate about designing systems that solve human problems, create positive value, and shape culture. For more than 15 years, she has helped organizations clarify purpose, imagine future possibilities, and build the capabilities and coalitions needed to bring those futures to life. At SYPartners, she has partnered with multidisciplinary teams to drive product, experience, and organizational innovation for brands including Starbucks, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Nestlé, and M·A·C Cosmetics.

Beyond client work, Adrienne speaks widely on how design and diverse perspectives can enable more equitable and inclusive futures, with appearances at AIGA, General Assembly, the Seattle Design Festival, and Future for Us. She holds a BA with Honors from Spelman College and an MBA from the University of Washington, and alongside her strategy career is a visual artist and writer influenced by African American intellectual and cultural history and the power of personal narrative.

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