Frank Bentley

Frank Bentley serves as Director of UX Research at Google for Material Design and lectures at Stanford University. After graduating as a first-generation college student from MIT, where he conducted research at the Media Lab and AI Lab, he has built an influential career in user experience research and mobile computing. His professional journey includes significant roles at Motorola's Applications Research Lab (1998-2013), where he pioneered work in photo sharing, social television, and health behavior change technology, and Yahoo Labs (2013-2021), where he led UX Research across multiple products. His research focuses on creating user-centered experiences through mixed-methods research and rapid prototyping, with particular emphasis on equity and accessibility