Gordon Ching

I'm building Design Executive Council (DXC), the premier membership network for senior design and experience leaders at global enterprises and high-growth ventures. Through peer-driven intelligence, sourced from practitioners who've done the work themselves or leaders who've worked closely with design executives, our members navigate the toughest challenges of leading design at the executive and board level.

My work is built on a core belief: design leadership isn't just a practice for designers. It's a decision-making discipline that CEOs, boards, and business leaders can use directly to improve how their organizations perform. I spend my time finding the patterns in how the best design executives actually operate, then translating that knowledge for audiences inside and outside of design.

Beyond DXC, I practice Kyudo, the Japanese way of the bow, and draw on Zen philosophy, Eastern craft traditions, and the arts to advance how we think about the role of business and technology in improving human life.

Bio

Gordon Ching is the Founder of Design Executive Council (DXC), the premier membership network dedicated to advancing strategic design leadership to the highest levels of business and society.

DXC has carved a niche in raising the strategic competence and profile of design leaders to ascend and succeed in strategic roles, including Vice Presidents of Design, Chief Design Officers, and Board Members. Launched in 2022, DXC provides design executives a true peer to peer network and access to distinct programs, events, and research that advances their leadership performance, market value, and the business value of design. DXC membership counts global public corporations and venture-backed enterprises, including senior design executives from industry giants like Adobe, Capital One, Cisco, JPMorgan Chase, SAP, SEPHORA, Target, Warner Music Group, and more.

Before his vision materialized with DXC, Gordon honed his expertise across design leadership, operations, and marketing at global brands and startups, including Apple, Affirm, Synchrony, Fast, and AIESEC International. His academic journey took him to Savannah College of Art and Design, where he secured a Master's in Design Management. There, his groundbreaking thesis on Chief Design Officers and Design Executive Effectiveness set the tone for his future endeavors and now serves as the basis of DXC. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Human Geography from Simon Fraser University.

Originally from Vancouver, Canada, Gordon now brings his passion, expertise, and vision to San Francisco, driving DXC's commitment to magnifying the impact of design leadership on a global scale.