Gaurav Asthana

Gaurav Asthana has a wealth of experience in various roles. Gaurav began their career in 2011 as an Intern at Godrej Industries Limited, where they worked as an understudy to the Plant Manager. The following year, they returned to the same company as an Engineering Intern, where they designed a new safety valve system for client-specific pressure vessels. In 2016, they took on a Research and Development Intern role at FloDesign Sonics. In 2017, they worked as a Furniture Designer at The Object Store. In 2019, they joined Eaton as a UX Design Intern, leading a cross-functional team of engineers, designers and business professionals to identify new high-value product and service opportunities. Gaurav then moved to ProductLab in 2018 as President, before becoming Chief Operating Officer at TouchWood Labs in 2020.

Gaurav Asthana obtained a Membership Certificate from The Interaction Design Foundation in December 2018. From 2010 to 2014, they obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Gaurav then went on to obtain a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Western New England University from 2015 to 2016. Lastly, they obtained a Master of Science in Integrated Innovation for Products & Services - Advanced Study from Carnegie Mellon University from 2018 to 2019.