Suzanne Pellican

Suzanne is the VP of Ads User Experience at Google. Over the last four years, she has brought AI to the highly complex ecosystem of integrated ad products for consumers, advertisers, publishers, sellers and agents. She is responsible for the design and experience strategy of this $260B annual revenue business. Suzanne is also the Executive Sponsor for Women in Ads and Women Leadership in UX across the company. Prior to joining Ads, Suzanne led the UX team for Google’s local suite of products – Maps, Local Search, and Google My Business. She built a multi-disciplinary team and democratized user-centered design practices to help drive engagement and growth in these 2B+ user products. Before Google, Suzanne worked extensively on personal finance and small business products at Intuit. She led design teams in Quicken, Quicken Health, Quickbooks, and established the Intuit Design System. She also co-founded the Design for Delight innovation program and founded the Innovation Catalyst community – weaving design thinking into the fabric of product development across the company. A proud Buckeye, Suzanne now resides in the California Bay Area with her husband and three children.

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IDEA Juror | 2025, 2026

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