50+

Writers, strategists & creatives mentored

100+

Journeys simplified

15+

Years creating intuitive experiences

Millions

Customers helped

Content & EXPERIENCE Design LEADER

Leading the teams

that make products feel human

Hi, I’m Eve. I help organizations turn complex experiences into products that are easy to trust, use and understand.

What I DELIVER

Experiences that work

in moments that matter

I bridge strategy, systems thinking and execution to help reduce friction, maintain momentum and make life easier.

Voice, tone & brand

Creating a brand voice that gives every writer a shared north star, making products feel clear, cohesive and recognizably human across platforms, teams and experiences.

Personalized journeys

Shaping experiences and content strategies that adapt to people’s needs, behaviors and context, meeting them where they are and improving outcomes.

Efficiency at scale

Building reusable content and design systems, standards and patterns that improve consistency, reduce duplication and support growth.

Team building & leadership

Leading with clarity and caring while fostering collaborative environments where people feel supported, curiosity is encouraged and strong work thrives.

Insight-driven optimization

Using research, behavioral insights and real-world feedback to refine experiences and guide smarter, data-driven decisions.

Executive influence & alignment

Bringing teams together around shared priorities, key decisions and the value of better experiences.

Selected PROJECTS

Better outcomes

through better experiences

Strategic leadership across content, UX and design systems that fostered more human, adaptable digital products.

connected care

2023–2025

Enterprise transformation · Experience strategy · AI

One app. Better care.

Unifying digital health across Optum

Integrated pharmacy, care, benefits and wellness into one digital experience designed to help millions of members navigate their healthcare more easily.

audience expansion

2024–2025

Brand strategy · Product repositioning

Rebranding for growth

Creating an identity distinct from the parent brand

Repositioned a fitness benefit as a standalone brand, helping One Pass become more marketable to employers and partners beyond Optum, increasing its product competitiveness and impact.

BEHAVIOR CHANGE

2020–2022

Behavior change · Digital transformation

Helping people quit for good

Turning behavior change digital

Transformed a decades-old telephonic tobacco cessation program into a personalized digital experience combining coaching, self-guided tools and adaptive quitting journeys.

product evolution

2018–2020

Consumer insights · Content strategy

Reimagining women's wellness

From stalled fitness app to Apple's App of the Day

Rebranded a struggling fitness app in a saturated market into a more emotionally intelligent holistic self-care experience for women.

Testimonials

What collaborators say

Perspectives from product leaders and design partners

Eve knows how to ask the right questions—the ones that cut through noise and move work forward—and she consistently brought strategic thinking to every stakeholder conversation.


Smart, steady, and genuinely great to partner with. Any team would be lucky to have her.

Cindy Tam

Design Leadership at SoFi

Eve is a phenomenal leader who seamlessly combines strategic execution with deep empathy.

She was responsible for driving critical business lines and consistently delivered results, proving her ability to get things done in complex environments. Her commitment to clear, high-quality content strategy ensured our business objectives were always met.

Fred Le Bail

Design Leadership at Futur Health

James Christy

Director of Product at Optum

She’s one of those rare people who is both a strategic thinker and a hands-on doer.


She’s an excellent UX leader and a gifted copywriter, especially when it comes to translating complex clinical language into something clear, human, and easy to understand.

Let's Build Something

Worth Remembering.

Eve D’Onofrio, Ph.D.

Raleigh, North Carolina

eve@evedonofrio.com

Whether you're building a new team from the ground up, scaling an experience or shipping a product that needs to earn trust at every touchpoint, I bring the strategy, leadership and execution that turns vision into value.