Abby Milliken

​​I'm a product designer & leader crafting intuitive and inclusive experiences

Currently at Google

🎨 Work
As a Staff UX Designer at Google, I'm fueling growth design for Cloud AI's core focus Gemini enterprise.

❤️ Ethos
I'm driven by principled, empathetic design. I strive to create thoughtful experiences and interfaces that balance impact for the audience and business. I'm interested in inclusivity, ethical design, and growth strategy.

👩🏼‍💻 Style
I love creating end-to-end experiences by utilizing product thinking, interaction design, and visual finesse. I employ storytelling to visualize pathways and strategy for the product. I have a team-based approach to my workflow with cross-functional partners and apply design principles of empathy and trust to collaboration.

I previously designed at Instagram

📱 Meta
Instagram represents 53.1% of Meta's US ad revenue in 2026 🔗
Product Designer for Instagram Business (2021–26)

I helped people discover and shop things they love. I was the lead designer monetizing top IG surfaces (web Feed, Stories, Reels, plus app Explore and AI Search) for the first time, driving strong business value and protecting people's core experiences. I created frameworks for new scalable patterns in a rigid, high craft design system. I led a strategic initiative to infuse AI visual match technology into critical flows, driving the product from early ambiguity to a clear, design-led vision.

I grew my design skill set at start-ups

🚴‍♀️ WHOOP
Fitness app + wearable valued at $3.6B in 2021 and $10.1B in 2026
Head of the Growth Design team as Product Design Manager of 3 squads for Acquisition, Monetization, and Storefront (2020–21)

🌮 ezCater
Business catering marketplace valued at $1.25B in 2019
First Growth Designer (2019–20)

📚 edX
Online learning non-profit founded by MIT & Harvard
First visual specialized UX/UI Designer (2017–19)

🐝 BzzAgent
Everyday influencer platform during its global expansion
Senior Designer leading product design (2013–17)
📍 Sherborn, MA
🎓 Northeastern University
LinkedIn: abbymilliken
Formerly known as Abby Luke.
Portfolio case studies available upon request.
Abby Milliken • 2026​