Anne Gorgy
@annegorgy
I turn emerging signals into growth strategies, products, and future-ready portfolios.
CanadaWhat I'm looking for
I've led foresight, innovation, and design strategy work for Manyone, OMERS, Sun Life Financial, and Humanistic, translating emerging signals, customer insights, and future scenarios into 2030–2050 strategies, roadmaps, and 250+ innovation concepts. My work has supported organisations including IKEA, LVMH, Meta, Huawei, CIBC, TD Bank, and Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts.
Through The XI Studio, I partner with executives, founders, and teams to identify market opportunities, shape business models, develop products and brands, and build futures-thinking capabilities. I combine systems thinking, multidisciplinary design, and a commercial mindset to make long-term change actionable today.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Independent Consultant
The XI Studio
Jan 2020 - Present (6 years 7 months)
Led strategic innovation projects integrating foresight, customer insights, and design. Founded and incubated an early-stage venture, advising startups on growth and strategy.
Led end-to-end strategic foresight engagements, synthesizing signals and trends into actionable strategies. Designed and delivered executive presentations, reports, and workshops.
Senior Strategist
OMERS
Jul 2020 - Jun 2022 (1 year 11 months)
Led innovation initiatives across business units, translating insights into strategic opportunities. Shaped corporate strategy and established the foresight practice.
Led end-to-end experience strategy for digital financial products, directing research and design. Presented visions to executives and facilitated workshops.
Product Designer, Design Researcher & Strategist
Humanistic
Aug 2017 - May 2019 (1 year 9 months)
Conducted research and translated insights into product concepts and IP assets. Designed experiences for an AI-first mobile OS deployed on 300M+ devices.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
OCAD University
Bachelor of Design, Industrial Design
2014 - 2016
Grade: Distinction
Bachelor of Industrial Design with Distinction.
German University in Cairo
Bachelor of Science, Product Design
2010 - 2014
Product Design Major in the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Arts.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
CanadaAuthorized to work in
Website
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Skills
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