BUILD

WHAT MATTERS

Product & Design Executive

I've always been a builder. I trained as an architect at MIT, and I've been building ever since — design functions from zero, products through FDA trials and two IPOs, working alongside Khosla Ventures, GV, and Kleiner Perkins. And of course the teams and operating models underneath all of it. Because that's how great products actually happen: great people, clear systems, and a culture that ships.

Catherine Winfield

Product & Design Executive

What I’ve Built

Quanttus 
Foundation Medicine
Chan Zuckerberg
Hinge Health
Autodesk

At Foundation Medicine, I built the design function and led the redesign of genomic reports that help oncologists make better treatment decisions for cancer patients — work that became a case study in the Design Sprint book. At Quanttus, I helped pioneer cardiology wearables that put clinical-grade health data in people's hands. At Hinge Health, I drove product for experiences that help people move past chronic pain. At the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, I led design for products that expanded what students and teachers could achieve together.

That thread — unlocking human potential through better tools — is what brought me to Autodesk. I lead design for growth experiences, which means my job is to get out of the way — to remove every obstacle between architects, designers, and makers and the moment they're actually creating. The people who literally shape the world we live in. Helping them do their best work fills my cup.

I'm a builder who builds for builders — and I choose to do it in places where the outcome matters.

Writings

RETHINK

CZI Technology

The Social Impact Podcast

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