Alexandra Fiorillo

Founder, Facilitator, and Behavioral Designer

Alexandra Fiorillo is a recognized equity-centered and behavioral design expert driven by an enthusiasm for finding new ways to approach challenges. She specializes in behavioral design, or the design of behavior uptake, adoption, usage, and behavior change.

 

As the Founder and Principal of GRID Impact, Alex oversees strategic and operational functions of the Collective. She has over 19 years of experience designing products, services and policies that benefit diverse and underserved communities around the world. Her work focuses on the impact of scarcity on decision-making and co-creating products and services that meet user needs – especially when users come from communities that have been historically underinvested in. Alex leverages her training in behavioral science, human-centered design, economic development, and social science research methods to address economic and social problems more effectively and efficiently. For the last five years, she has also worked as a Strategic Facilitator for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She holds a Master of International Affairs and Economic Development degree from Columbia University in New York and multiple Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economic, Latin America Studies, and Gender & Women’s Studies from Connecticut College.