About Jennifer

Jennifer Severns is a design and innovation executive who specializes in experience strategy, ethical digital transformation, and AI-integrated design systems. Through her firm, Severns Innovation Group, she serves as a fractional CXO and strategic advisor, helping organizations connect brand, product, and operations to deliver clear, human-centered value.

She has previously served as Chief Experience Officer for ThomasArts and the American Marketing Association and now serves on the Board of Directors for AMA Chicago. Earlier in her career, Jennifer led large-scale brand and digital transformations across healthcare, financial services, and media production organizations, and spent nearly a decade leading UX/UI design for Oprah. She holds a Master of Science in Information Design and Strategy from Northwestern University. Based in Chicago, Jennifer is also a lifelong dancer and visual artist, continually exploring how creativity, technology, and systems design can work together to make people’s lives better.