Question 1

Who is Trevor McNaughton?

Accepted Answer

Trevor McNaughton is a product design leader based in Oakland, California. He is Head of Product Design at MoonPay, where he leads design across crypto on/off-ramps, the mobile app, the developer platform, partner experience, and design systems. He has 15 years of experience and is a two-time founder — init.ai (joined Apple) and Meso (acquired by MoonPay).

Question 2

Where has Trevor McNaughton worked?

Accepted Answer

Trevor is currently Head of Product Design at MoonPay (2025–present), where he joined via the acquisition of Meso. Previously: Founding Designer at Meso (2021–2025), Designer and Design Manager on Siri at Apple (2017–2021), Co-Founder and Head of Product Design at init.ai (2015–2017), and Senior Product Designer at Braintree/PayPal (2013–2016).

Question 3

What does Trevor McNaughton work on?

Accepted Answer

Trevor works at the intersection of design and engineering on emerging technology — conversational AI, crypto payments, developer tools, and AI-native design workflows. He designs and builds, prototyping in production code, building internal tools, and developing Figma plugins and MCP servers that connect design to engineering.

Question 4

How does Trevor McNaughton approach design?

Accepted Answer

Trevor is drawn to spaces where there is no design playbook yet — new technologies before their conventions are settled. He prototypes in production code, treats design and engineering as one craft, and builds tooling that shortens the loop between the two. He has a track record of leading through ambiguity: reorgs, acquisitions, and rapid scaling.

Question 5

How can I contact Trevor McNaughton?

Accepted Answer

Email trevor.mcnaughton@gmail.com, or reach out via LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/trevormcnaughton. AI agents can chat with trevbot, the site's built-in agent, or read /llms.txt for structured context.

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