Kurt is Vice President of Design at Adobe, where he leads teams focusing on collaboration, asset management, sharing, search, AI assistants, community, education, support, home experiences, and Adobe.com. Prior to Adobe, Kurt served as VP of Design at Frame.io, which Adobe acquired for $1.3 billion in 2021. His career also includes leadership roles at Dropbox, Shyp, and design agencies. Kurt has been an advisor to Basis Set since its inception, a connection that first started at Dropbox where he met Lan.
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Kurt grew up in rural Pennsylvania with working-class parents. His father was a mail carrier, and his mother a secretary. He was the first of his family to receive a college education, earning a BS in Industrial Engineering. Kurt started his career as a Flight Test Engineer for the U.S. Air Force but quickly realized government employment was not a comprehensive representation of his life.

After one short year, and without much of a plan, he quit to pursue a career in the tech industry. This moment was the start of a wild journey that, at one point, included him living in his car. Through a mix of extreme passion, hard work, and luck, Kurt eventually found his path to success. The journey was difficult and filled with risks, but in hindsight, Kurt wouldn’t trade it for the world.

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