Eliot Salandy Brown

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DISC Type : DS

Director, Native.AI at Native Design

United Kingdom

Overview

Eliot Salandy Brown is the Director of Native. AI at Native Design, where he applies design principles to make AI more human, ethical, and valuable. A sociologist with an MSc from the London School of Economics, he has a long history of strategy consulting for major brands like Ford, Google, and LEGO. People who have worked with him often describe him as passionate, articulate, and engaging.

He is an Executive Fellow at Kings Business School and lectures at institutions like NYU and Duke CE, focusing on customer-centric innovation. His British-Trinidadian heritage informs his anthropological approach to solving business challenges, guiding leadership teams to understand shifts in people and society to shape better strategies.

A unique highlight of his career was leading the user experience work for Fords autonomous vehicle simulator, which won a Gold Award from the Industrial Designers Society of America (ISDA).

Personality Overview

Planner & Achiever

Output-Driven

Dynamic But Sincere

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.  Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Topics They Care About

Human-centric AI
Leads Native. AI with the mission to make artificial intelligence helpful, human, ethical, and safe, believing this makes it more valuable to society and business.
AI in Healthcare
Recently participated in a panel discussion on the future of health innovation, arguing that design, not just strategy, is needed to create a coherent vision for AI in healthcare.
Autonomous Mobility
His work defining user experiences for Ford's autonomous vehicle simulator won an ISDA Gold award. He has also worked with Wisk on adoption strategies for flying taxis.

Media Appearances

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Work History

10-2025
Director, Native.AI at Native Design
10-2025
AI Director at Native Design
12-2023 - 10-2025
Director of Advisory Services at Foresight Factory
3-2023
Executive Fellow at King's Business School
10-2018 - 12-2018
Visiting Lecturer at ArtCenter College of Design

Education

2003 - 2004
Master of Science - MS from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
2016 - 2016
Education details unavailable from Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business

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