Our team
Chris Higbee
Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer
Chris is the Managing Partner and Chief Product Officer of VIA Design and has over 25 years of experience in software product development, having overseen the development of award-winning core features and products from Ancestry, HireRight, Deseret News, HireVue, Instructure, MX, SwifTest, and Joho. Chris is an entrepreneur and started or was on the founding team of most of these businesses.
Michael Frazier
Co-Founder and Chief Design Officer
Michael brings 2 decades of product design experience to VIA Design and believes that design should be conversational and user focused. Michael has worked with teams to design and launch products for clients such as IKEA USA, Nissan North America, PR Association of America, SBE Entertainment and E! Entertainment.
Jake Thompson
Product Manager
With a passion for innovation and a wealth of experience in the tech industry, Jake is a driving force behind our rapid software discovery and prototyping projects. Hailing from the vibrant startup scene in Utah, he’s worked closely with young companies like Lift Credit, Keller Capital, Studio Advantage, Air Incubator, and even juggernauts like Hewlett-Packard.
At VIA Design, we think good design
should be practical, easy to use
and enjoyable.
Great designs always begin with conversations. Let's chat.