User Experience (UX) Professionals to Watch 2025

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I am a Staff Product Designer at ServiceNow with 14 years of experience specializing in enterprise products. My work focuses on the intersection of UX Design, Data Visualization, and Generative AI, creating software that impacts over 8,000 companies globally. I am currently leading the design patterns for Now Assist (GenAI) and have spearheaded critical platform projects like Node Map and Calendar design. My mission is to create highly accessible software that frees the human mind from routine tasks. My contributions have been recognized through invitations to premiere conference in HCI like SIG CHI, INTERACT, ISMAR

I'm a designer who likes untangling complex problems, helping people make better decisions for themselves and the people they serve.

I’m a User Experience (UX) designer with ten years of experience across graphic design, branding and web design in agencies and for myself. I love solving problems in creative ways and making both the digital and physical world easier for people to use. A big turning point for me was spontaneously joining the Young Women in AI Startup Weekend 2018 as a Graphic + UX designer. Our team won first place, which really showed me what I enjoy about this field. UX isn’t (just) about creating beautiful screens. It’s about uncovering a meaningful problem worth solving, understanding the people who experience that problem and creating a solution that actually helps them while making the experience easy and pleasant to use. UX has also given me an experimental mindset. Perfecting things in private and fearing failure has to go out the window. Creating becomes trying ideas quickly, seeing what works and what doesn’t and staying close to the people you’re creating for. Even bad feedback is still feedback you can use. 🛠️ All of this has shaped how I work today. stay curious. design with people in mind. keep improving the solution until it genuinely helps the people it’s made for.

With over nine years of experience in UX design, Bhakti has worked across global locations, including India, the USA, and Japan. From designing automation systems to developing prototyping tools for voice assistants, she brings a holistic approach to product thinking and innovation. Bhakti is passionate about creating meaningful experiences through user advocacy and collaborative learning.

I am a Product and Design Leader focused on building tools that make video storytelling more scalable, accessible, and impactful for modern businesses. My work blends creative strategy, UX design, and AI-enabled workflows to help organizations communicate more effectively and efficiently. At MarketScale, I lead the design and development of Studio, a media platform used by over 250 companies. The platform enables teams across industries to produce high-quality content without the constraints of traditional production models. Studio empowers B2B professionals to share their expertise, lead conversations, and grow their brands through authentic video communication. My experience spans product strategy, visual communication, cross-functional leadership, and scalable systems development. I’ve contributed to brand growth, platform innovation, and valuation increases for U.S.-based organizations, including companies rooted in national infrastructure such as communications, education, and advanced manufacturing. My work supports professionals across healthcare, education, logistics, and manufacturing—helping organizations across the country communicate with speed, clarity, and authenticity.

Himanshu Bharadwaj is an innovation and NeuroUX design expert based in the US, known for his transformative approach to design, strategy, leadership, and innovation. A digital nerd with the mind of a Himalayan yogi, he created ‘Joyful Design’ https://www.joyful.design, a philosophy that harmonizes business chaos with the serenity of human-centric thinking. Himanshu blends the art of design with the science of human cognition and behavioral patterns, crafting deeply resonant solutions for startups and large enterprises. His unique process integrates modern science & design principles with ancient wisdom, inspiring teams to transform stress into success, confusion into clarity, and even making Monday mornings something to look forward to. Whether in the boardroom or on the meditation cushion, Himanshu believes life should be joyful, meaningful, and a little bit magical.

With 15 years of immersive experience in UX, I'm a Pioneer in end-to-end UX Design covering all dimensions – Discover, Define, Design & Deliver. I ensure the right UX process is adopted, whether it's Design Thinking, the entire UX process, or short assignments like UX/UI audits. As an Empathetic Leader, I foster a User-Centered approach and creative problem-solving. Supported by my enthusiastic team, I excel in business communications, instill UX values through workshops, and contribute to a healthy and seamless work environment. Proudly representing my organization at social forums, I contribute to societal initiatives.

UX/UI designer specializing in enterprise SaaS products and embedded product design partnerships. Founder of DNSK.WORK, a London-based design consultancy working with scaling software companies including Deutsche Telekom, IQVIA, and D.E. Shaw Group. UK Global Talent visa recipient and Awwwards judge. I help SaaS teams fix the parts of their product that hurt adoption, retention, and delivery speed - focusing on UX debt remediation and design systems that scale cleanly.

Experienced multidisciplinary designer with a passion for crafting intuitive, user-centered experiences. With over a decade of expertise, I specialize in designing products and services that seamlessly integrate into users' lives. I excel in bridging the gap between business objectives and technological limitations, delivering solutions that are both aesthetically pleasing and functionally sound.My diverse skill set enables me to lead projects from initial research to final production, ensuring a cohesive and delightful user journey across all touchpoints.Dedicated to creating a positive impact, I strive to design experiences that enhance people's daily lives and drive business success.

I've been working as a full-stack developer for more than 13 years, building digital products. My main focus has always been user interfaces. Recently, I shifted my path toward writing about UI/UX. I’ve authored two books and I’m now working on a UI/UX course while also running a newsletter. My articles have been published on platforms such as - Smashing Magazine (https://www.smashingmagazine.com/author/victor-ponamariov/), - dev.to (https://dev.to/vponamariov/18-cards-with-form-design-tips-2dh6), - icons8 (https://icons8.com/blog/articles/ux-gems-from-tooltips-to-flying-unicorns/). I’m always trying to find the right balance between interface aesthetics and usability, both in the digital and physical worlds.

Senior UX design consultant based in sunny Philadelphia. Combining UX design and technology backgrounds to create people-focused solutions.

I have been connecting audiences to great content through visuals that are engage people throughout the web. I seek to make meaningful designs with a purpose that tell a story. Specialties: Drawing, Color Theory, Typography, and Image Manipulation.

As a Design Leader with over 15 years of crafting user-centric solutions, I've found that the secret to impactful design lies in understanding user needs at a deeper level. Whether pioneering UX for SaaS platforms or integrating AI in design processes, my journey has been about pushing boundaries to create intuitive and delightful user experiences. My professional narrative is shaped by collaborating with cross-functional teams and transforming challenges into opportunities for innovation. Competencies: design systems, conversational UI, AI design, UX design, enterprise/SaaS, connected services, product strategy, creative problem solving, design craft, executive influence, cross-functional team building, design management, design operations, content management systems, developer tools, AI/ML tools, artificial intelligence, UX research, player/coach leadership, pharma, biotech, regulated industries, generative AI, genAI

Joe Post is a seasoned digital services leader with over 15 years of expertise in UX design, product strategy, and digital transformation. As an Optimizely Platinum MVP, Joe is recognized for leading cross-functional teams to create award-winning digital experiences that drive business impact. His roles at ADTELIC and Adage Tech involved high-profile projects for clients like the American Academy of Pediatrics and The Kennedy Center, where he directed digital transformations, agile team growth, and innovative product strategies. A sought-after speaker and host of the award-winning "The Association Podcast," Joe combines his MFA from CalArts with deep skills in UX, analytics, and user-centered design​​​.

I am a Product Designer with over 10 years of experience, focused on creating innovative, user-centered products. My goal is to humanize technology by designing intuitive workflows and seamless user journeys. I emphasize collaboration and visual excellence to deliver impactful experiences that drive business success.Personally, I am dedicated to embracing my social responsibilities, spreading joy through acts of support and kindness. As a Vedic astrologer and tarot card reader, I am driven by a passion for research and lifelong learning. With aspirations of writing a book, I am curating a collection of everything I cherish.

UX design for medical devices, complex software and embedded GUIs. Developing an AI tool that measures visual complexity in interfaces. Lecturing about the practice of UX design at universities in UK and DACH. My favourites projects so far (from 200+ in 15 years of practice):- Radiation therapy system;- Mission control for satellites;- Explosion modelling software (CFD);- Minimally invasive blood pump;- Outboard engine controller;- Big data analysis

Olena Zaitseva is an independent Brand & AI Systems Strategist working at the intersection of brand strategy, emerging technologies, and decision intelligence. She advises founders, leadership teams, and technology companies on how brands are interpreted, ranked, and trusted by AI systems, generative search, and automated decision models. Her perspective is grounded in years of hands-on experience as a creative director and industrial designer, where she led brand, product, and visual systems in high-stakes commercial environments. This background allows her to translate abstract AI behavior into concrete strategic and design decisions. Her work focuses on AI visibility, narrative stability, and entity-level brand integrity, helping organizations understand where authority is lost, distorted, or misread by algorithms. She is the founder of Geonyx, a research-driven framework and platform for diagnosing how brands appear across AI-driven ecosystems, and regularly comments on AI, brand trust, and algorithmic reputation.

I’m the founder of Slickplan, a website planning platform designed to bring structure to how teams plan, organize, and produce digital experiences. Before building Slickplan, I spent over a decade running a digital agency where I saw the same problem repeat across projects. Teams were jumping into design and development without a clear structure, which led to confusion, delays, and costly rework. Slickplan was built to solve that by giving teams a system for planning websites and content before execution begins. My expertise is in website planning, information architecture, and content workflows. I focus on helping teams turn complex ideas into clear, structured deliverables that are ready for design, development, and CMS production. I’ve worked with a wide range of organizations including agencies, universities, nonprofits, and Fortune 500 companies. My work has also been recognized with Hermes Creative Awards for website design and development. I contribute practical insights on UX structure, website strategy, and content operations, with an emphasis on real-world processes that improve collaboration and reduce friction across teams.