Bio

Portrait: Cayetano Espinosa Tesauro
Artwork: Marisa Tesauro

I am a designer, strategist, and researcher with over two decades of experience. I’ve partnered with global brands, startups, and innovation labs to design at scale and from the ground up, from commercial digital products to speculative future scenarios.

My work spans a wide range of industries, from technology, fintech, and telco to consumer goods, fashion, and venture capital — always grounded in usability, systems thinking, and human insight.

My practice blends systems thinking, immersive research, hands-on UX craft, information architecture, and refined visual design. But at its core, my work is about intention: designing not just for what works now, but for what moves us forward.

A consistent through-line in my work is guiding teams navigate complexity, whether designing from scratch or scaling global systems, by connecting deep research with strategic clarity and thoughtful design execution.

I am also the founder of Assemble Studio, a self-initiated practice that explores design as a lens for social impact. Through projects focused on aging, literacy, and inclusive finance, I surface systemic challenges and reframe them as living case studies. This process fuels imagination, rigor, and collaboration.

Assemble has become a space to stay curious and to explore freely, outside commercial pressure. It keeps me honest, and reminds me why I became a designer in the first place.

My work has received international recognition for both innovation and impact, earning awards across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Experience strategy & design.

  • Information architecture & interaction design.

  • Product & service design.

  • Research & usability.

  • AI & emerging technologies.

  • Leadership & team growth.

What others say.

Insights from colleagues and clients on my approach, collaboration, and impact.

“I had the pleasure of working with Abraham for two years on a business software design, development, and delivery project. The project was complex, innovative, and challenging. It was highly successful, in no small part due to Abraham's creativity, discipline, and customer orientation.

He is a great partner - collaborative, fun, and quite simply excellent. You would be lucky to work with him, and if you ever want a more detailed insight, just message me on LinkedIn.”


Richard Thackray
Partner | LG Capital Investors, LLC

“Abraham has a talent for aligning diverse teams - a hard-to-find skill set in today's distributed businesses. From driving collaboration within siloed departments to managing scaled delivery across three continents, Abraham fosters understanding, behavior change, and tangible outcomes.”


Alicia Bergin
Global Head of Business Development | Method

“Abraham never approaches an assignment tactically. He always takes in the entire context, looking at a problem within a larger ecosystem of factors and influences. He is not a strategist by title, yet he tackles everything he does strategically. While generally easygoing and a pleasure to work with, Abraham can be a bulldog when fighting for a critical aspect of a project. He picks his battles judiciously, knowing which are worth fighting because of their outsized impact on the overall integrity of a deliverable.”

Katherine Lumb
Executive Director, Design Research & Strategy Manager | JPMorgan Chase & Co.