(Profile)
McKay Nilson is a design strategist shaping product experiences around technologies that are too new to have rules yet. Over a decade his work has moved steadily upstream, from making products, to designing the interactions around them, to helping companies decide what's worth building next. Currently leading design strategy for emerging technology and AI interaction at HP, where he recently co-led the innovation strategy behind the industry's first gaming headset with an integrated brain-computer interface.
(Contact)
(Selected Recognition)
→ CES 2026
16 awards and recognitions for the Neurable × HyperX headset, including Tom’s Guide “Best of CES,” TechRadar “Best Headphones,” and Headphonesty “Most Futuristic Headset.”
→ WIRED MAGAZINE
→ PC MAG
→ FAST COMPANY
Innovation by Design Awards Finalist / Gx Smart Bottle, 2023
→ FORBES
→ WALL STREET JOURNAL
(teaching & talking)
→ Advanced Design: Offsite
Cohort Portfolio Advisor / 2023 – 2025
→ SMART DESIGN
Design Internship Manager / 2021 – 2023
→ Keyshot x Core77
Masterclass: 3D Visualization / 2022
→ Michael Graves College of Art & Design
Guest Lecture, Visual Communication / 2020
→ Advanced Design
Event Lecture, "Failing Forward" / 2019
→ University of Utah
Guest Lecture, Visual Communication / 2019