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Alec Levin

Energizer · DISC type I
Co-Founder and CEO at Learners 🌱
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Alec Levin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Learners, a community and platform for UX professionals. A University of Toronto graduate, his work focuses on bridging the gap between founders and their users. Colleagues describe him as an inspiring, tenacious, and user-centric leader with deep expertise in user research.

Outside of work, Alec is a family man who lives with his wife and children in London, Ontario. He is dedicated to building professional communities, often organizing meetups and events for researchers in cities like Toronto and New York City to foster connection and shared learning.

A unique fact: He co-founded two companies, UXRCollective (now Learners) and Learners itself, both dedicated to advancing the user research profession.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder and CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Alec shows up

Relationship Oriented
Believer
Big Picture Person

They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt. They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections. They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be.

Priorities

Topics Alec cares about

UX & Business Strategy
Advocates for researchers to move beyond insights and connect their work to business metrics like ROI and conversion rates to drive strategic impact.
Accessible Career Learning
His company, Learners, was founded with the mission to make professional career learning and development more accessible for everyone in the UX field.
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Career

Work history

7-2020
Co-Founder and CEO
Learners 🌱
1-2023 - 12-2024
Advisor
Sprig
9-2017 - 6-2020
Co-Founder
UXRCollective
11-2018 - 10-2019
Head of Product
Finaeo Inc.
12-2017 - 10-2018
User Researcher
North
In the press

Media appearances

Sprig adds Alec Levin from Learners as Advisor. Featured in Sprig Blog
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Education
2009 - 2013
Honours Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
University of Toronto
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

I

Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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