Sara Vienna

Chief design officer at Metalab

Expertise: Artificial intelligence, design + UX

Education: University of Nevada, Reno

As Chief Design Officer, Sara Vienna leads Metalab’s research, strategy and design to ship best-in-class products. Metalab, recently listed as one of Fast Company’s Design Companies of the Year, made its name designing for companies like Slack, Uber, Pitch, Instacart and Headspace. The team continues to make its mark across emerging startups and household names such as Suno, Midjourney, Nike, Pika and The Atlantic.

Sara is also an advisor to Metalab’s Venture Fund companies, helping early-stage startups become the next unicorn. She lives on the island of Oahu, Hawaii with her family.

 

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Updated on January 13, 2026

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