Investment Data Analytics Firm eVestment Aims to Solidify Leadership in User Experience with New Global Head of UX

Atlanta-based eVestment, the global leader in institutional investor data and analytics, has named Leigh Stokes Global Head of User Experience, a role aimed at solidifying eVestment’s position as a UX leader in its space.

“At eVestment, great data and an exceptional user experience have always gone hand in hand,” said eVestment Chief Technology Officer Mitchell Johnson. “Leigh brings to our company a wealth of insight into user experience that will be crucial to our evolution as we launch new solutions, expand the investment areas we cover and grow our global user and client base.”

“eVestment’s growth over the years is a testament to its successful UX to date: clients count on our ability to get them the information they need at the speed with which they do business,” said Stokes. “As eVestment offers more data options, solutions and analytic power and as client expectations of successful online experiences evolve, staying ahead of those expectations will ensure eVestment remains the go-to source for our clients. Our goal is to create an environment where we are thinking about our customers at each and every step and meeting their changing needs and expectations.”

Prior to eVestment, Stokes was a consultant with Design Science, a digital strategy and design company. While there, she worked on engagements with nationally known clients, including Chick-fil-A and Nationwide Insurance.

Prior to Design Science, she had a long career in UX, digital strategy and product innovation with Cox Communications and Cox Interactive Media. In her most recent position as executive director of user experience design with Cox Communications, she spearheaded the unification of more than 70 online systems, helped increase company revenue by designing new ecommerce systems for residential and commercial customers and designed digital bill-pay services that helped accelerate payments from $30 million to $1.2 billion.

In addition to Stokes’ extensive work experience, she is a founding board member of Certified Customer Experience Professionals program and a board member and guest lecturer on innovation and mobile design at University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism.

Stokes holds a Bachelors in Business Administration and an MBA from Georgia State University.