Renée Westmoreland

Renée is inspired by design that works. She oversees UX at Candid, working to create innovative digital solutions that inform and educate the social sector and share the important work of nonprofits and foundations. She leads design, UX research, and learning experience and oversees Candid’s news journal and its collection of nonprofit research.

First for Foundation Center and then Candid, Renée has developed websites and SaaS products that advance knowledge about philanthropy, help nonprofits find funding, and illustrate the impact of foundations in the world. When Foundation Center and GuideStar merged in 2019 to form Candid, she co-led the team that created the new brand.

Renée first connected with nonprofit work in high school as a volunteer for a therapeutic riding program and began her professional career at GMHC, the nation’s largest service organization for people living with HIV/AIDS. She created and launched GMHC’s first website and has been serving the social sector by creating effective technology and UX solutions ever since.

Renee holds a B.S. in advertising from the University of Florida’s College of Journalism.