Dave Grant

UX Research + Strategy

Turning research into
direction.

UX research · Strategy · AI-first research · Consumer + B2B · 10+ years, 6 at Meta

UX research · Strategy · AI-first research · Consumer + B2B · 10+ years, 6 at Meta

Selected work

Selected work

Also worked on

Meta Quest: Football fans in VR

Diary study · Focus groups

Diary study · Focus groups

USPS Operation Santa

User research · National launch

User research · National launch

Brown University Alumni website

Interviews · Usability testing

Interviews · Usability testing

Pearson REVEL

Focus groups · Award-winning app

Focus groups · Award-winning app

Harley-Davidson shopping tools

Usability testing · Prototype testing

Usability testing · Prototype testing

Happy to talk through any of these.

About

I’m a UX researcher and strategist. I turn ambiguous questions into decisions teams actually ship.

10+ years turning messy, high-stakes questions into decisions leaders act on. The last six were at Meta, across Meta Quest, Meta AI, Connect, Cannes Lions and Meta’s business products.

I own research end to end, pairing qualitative depth with behavioral and product data. Before Meta, I worked agency-side for USPS, Harley-Davidson, Coca-Cola and American Express.

I’m AI-native. I built a synthetic research platform that’s now part of Meta’s central research tools.

At heart, I want to make technology simpler for the people who use it.

Core methods

In-depth interviews
Usability testing
Diary studies
Concept & creative testing
Field research
Surveys
A/B & multivariate testing
Journey mapping
Personas & segmentation
AI-grounded research
In-depth interviews
Usability testing
Diary studies
Concept & creative testing
Field research
Surveys
A/B & multivariate testing
Journey mapping
Personas & segmentation
AI-grounded research

Experience

10+ years of research, from agency to Meta.

Me

Meta

Meta

Senior UX Researcher, Creative X

Built the research practice for Meta’s global marketing org, shaping Ads Manager, Business AI, and consumer launches like Meta Quest and Connect.

2020 — 2026

2020 — 2026

2020 — 2026

MR

MRM

MRM

Senior UX Researcher + Designer

Led qualitative research and experience strategy for USPS, Coca-Cola, the U.S. Army and ADT, turning user insight into direction for senior stakeholders.

2018 — 2020

2018 — 2020

2018 — 2020

ML

MullenLowe

MullenLowe

Senior UX Researcher + Designer

Ran usability research and prototype testing that reshaped Harley-Davidson’s shopping tools, with research for E*TRADE and Banner Health.

2017 — 2018

2017 — 2018

2017 — 2018

Su

Sullivan

Sullivan

Senior UX Designer

Brought user research into design for American Express, Bank of America, Brown and Duke, shaping digital experiences from idea to launch.

2016 — 2017

2016 — 2017

2016 — 2017

Pe

Pearson

Pearson

UX Designer

Designed digital learning products for Pearson, working with user research to turn findings into clear UX solutions.

2014 — 2016

2014 — 2016

2014 — 2016