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Annie Hensley
Director / UX Design
Biography
As Director of UX Design at Openfield, Annie is responsible for ensuring the team continues to deliver superior client and user experiences that result in tangible business outcomes. That includes fostering collaboration and crossover between our design and research teams, mentorship and career guidance, stewardship of Openfield’s culture and values, as well as, contributing to strategic decisions that ensure the company continues to evolve to meet the changing needs of EdTech clients and users. Annie is a lifelong runner who completed the Boston Marathon for a second consecutive year in 2023. She is an avid lover of parks of all sorts – theme parks, ballparks, and National Parks (even revisiting Parks and Recreation too many times to count).
Qualifications
As Director of UX Design at Openfield, she brings a wealth of experience with a B.S. in Design from the University of Cincinnati. With 10+ years in the field, she excels in facilitating design thinking sessions, fostering collaboration, and driving superior user experiences. As an IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies, she is committed to ensuring accessibility standards are met, creating equitable product experiences for all users.
Articles and Resources from Annie Hensley
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ARTICLE: Annie Hensley What makes enterprise software so hard to design, and how to get it right
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ARTICLE: Annie Hensley & Alex Hiser What do EdTech companies need to know about the April 2026 ADA compliance deadline?
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ARTICLE: Annie Hensley How should EdTech product teams use AI without losing strategic focus?
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ARTICLE: Kyle Bentle, Annie Hensley & Jordan Aguilar Design-Engineering Collaboration for EdTech Product Growth
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RESOURCE: eBOOK The Only UX-Fueled EdTech Growth Playbook You Need
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Case Study: New connected digital experience for students and instructors fuels rapid market dominance.
Read MoreOpenfield provided UX strategy and design that resulted in this intuitive, innovative suite of learning tools that facilitate campus communication and create a standardized ecosystem of support at every stage of the student lifecycle.