Courtney Hemphill is a Partner and Head of the Product, Engineering, and Design (PXEL) team at West Monroe, a strategy and digital product development firm. She has been developing software since 1999, first at an early-stage e-commerce startup and eventually moving into consulting. In her role at West Monroe, she has built ground up HIPAA-compliant, cloud-based platforms for health care companies, worked on a large server cluster analysis and forecasting platform, and supported enterprise executives transitioning from third-party solutions to skilled in-house continuous delivery teams. She is currently managing the 350+ strong team of builders and makers working with clients on service and experience design, product strategy, designing and building software products, software modernization, and helping clients stand up high performing product organizations.

Courtney mentors for TechStars, is an advisor to several startups, and organizes coding workshops for women. She also sits on the Golden Gate Board of NatureBridge, and is constantly finding random new corners of the world to rock climb.