Chris Govias

Design Consultant & Former Chief of Design for the Canadian Digital Service

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Chris Govias Biography

Chris Govias is a designer who has worked with startups, charities, and Fortune 500 companies including Expedia, where he was a Design Lead. As the Head of Design for the Ministry of Justice in London, UK, he was on the forefront of delivering transformative, user-centred government services. In 2017, he became Chief of Design with the Canadian Digital Service, an initiative from the Government of Canada to deliver simple, easy to use services for everyone in Canada. He continues to work at the intersection of design, technology, and service delivery.

Chris’s work on Spacelog.org, which converted scans of NASA transcripts from early space missions into a searchable, accessible, linkable website, won praise from The Huffington Post, The Atlantic, Popular Science, BoingBoing and NPR, to name a few. His work has also appeared in Applied Arts, the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt Design Magazine, and Communication Arts.

Chris Govias Videos

  • Chris Govias @ Design Leadership Summit 2018
    DesignLeadership.io is one of the fastest growing design communities for design leaders. Our mission is to foster design leadership skills by...
  • TorCHI | Chris Govias - Government: A New Frontier for Design
    Presentation at TorCHI.org on June 14th, 2018 more info at...
  • Chris Govias - Service Design in Government
    Chris Govias - Chief of Design at the Canadian Digital Service DesignX is Toronto's leading digital design community, focusing on topics on the...

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Chris Govias is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Chris Govias for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. Chris Govias generally travels from OttawaCanada and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Susan Schuman, Jack Leslie, Terry Branstad, Leon Howard and Thomas Thomas. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Chris Govias for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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