Prajakta Kulkarni

Prajakta Kulkarni is an accomplished Senior User Experience Researcher at Convo Research & Strategy Private Limited, where groundbreaking research on UX products and service behavior is conducted since July 2022. In addition to this role, Prajakta serves as a Committee Member for the Central Board of Secondary Education, focusing on integrating design subjects into the curriculum. As a Freelance Design Consultant at Nodes.co.in since October 2016, Prajakta has provided design and research expertise to a diverse range of organizations. Previously, as the Founder and Director of Nodes® from November 2018 to June 2023, Prajakta addressed design thinking adoption issues in startups and corporations. Additional experience includes serving as an Entrepreneur in Residence at CIIE.CO, an Adjunct Faculty member at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, and an Experience Designer at DLabs, among other roles. Prajakta's educational background includes a Graduate Diploma in Design from Maeer's MIT Institute of Design and HSC in Art from Fergusson College.