Hi, my name is

Topher Stern

Technology can improve people’s lives — I make sure it does.

I’m an interaction designer and researcher based in San Francisco. I’ve spent the last five years helping Google reach global audiences. Let’s make technology work for people — together.

I led the design of a native app that helps new internet users learn their devices through short-form video lessons in multiple Indic languages, catering to people with low digital confidence and literacy

TIPS

I helped GPay reach over 100 million people around the world with enhanced security features and support for new forms of payment in Brazil, India, the USA and beyond

GPAY

I helped design a job-seeking app that has placed millions of people in new opportunities across Bangladesh, Indonesia, and India, tailored to the cultures and preferences of these job markets

KORMO

I helped design a system providing free public wifi to millions of people in over a dozen global markets, across Asia, Africa, and Latin America including a special partnership with the Tokyo Olympics

STATION

I designed the voice and translation experience for low-cost devices enabling greater access to these features, including text-to-speech with life-changing potential for people with low literacy

TRANSLATE

Let’s make technology work for people — together

Google is pretty protective of their intellectual property, but I am happy to discuss my work in more detail privately; please inquire directly