Ville Sielunahjo

Ville Sielunahjo is currently working as a Partner and Chief Design Officer at Predicell, where they are responsible for leading the brand experience and driving activities to grow brand equity. Prior to that, they worked at Sanoma as a CX & Design Lead, where they coached teams on agile and design thinking methods. Ville also worked as the CEO and Co-Founder of Soulforge Ltd, helping companies design customer experiences and promoting design systems and pattern libraries. Ville has experience at Kemira as an External Digital Brand Strategist and a Digital Development & Communications Manager, where they developed online communication activities and renewed the global brand. Additionally, they have worked as a Digital Strategist at Kuudes Kerros, a UX Consultant at PulseOn Inc, and as a Web Communications Manager at Siemens Osakeyhtiö. Ville Sielunahjo also has experience as a Freelance Concept Designer & Art Director at Animations, Desins & Effects ADE Oy, a Creative Director at Kateko, and a Graphic Consultant at Raha-automaattiyhdistys, RAY.

Ville Sielunahjo holds a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Art Education, Multimedia, Graphic Design, and Media Pedagogy from Taideteollinen korkeakoulu - Konstindustriella högskolan, which they completed from 1997 to 2003. Prior to that, they attended Viiala's Highschool from 1993 to 1996, however, no specific degree or field of study was mentioned. Ville also has additional certifications as a Professional Scrum™ with User Experience I (PSU I) from Scrum obtained in the year 2023 and as a Certified ScrumMaster® from Scrum Alliance obtained in 2014.