Ranjeet Tayi [Profile]
I’m Ranjeet Tayi, a Product Designer, AI Experience Architect, Venture Partner and Product Innovation Leader with 20+ years of expertise at the intersection of Data, Design, and AI. I specialize in AI-powered enterprise cloud platforms, transforming how organizations leverage and interact with data. I focus on Conversational AI, Predictive AI, AI platforms, Copilots, GPTs, and Agentic UX, driving human-centered design to solve complex challenges. My work also spans User Research, Design Systems, Product Management, and AI Envisioning, ensuring seamless product experiences.
At Informatica, as a director of User Expeirence (AI), I lead UX for AI Experience and cross-product UX for the Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC), building CLAIRE AI platform, crafting intuitive solutions that make data management actionable across industries. I’ve pioneered advancements in Conversational AI and Agentic AI, optimizing workflows at scale. With 7+ patents and multiple product awards, I’m deeply committed to advancing AI-driven design innovation.
As a Venture Partner at Progressive Ventures, I mentor early-stage B2B AI startups, guiding them in building and scaling innovative AI solutions. I co-chair UMO.Design and UXIndia and serve on the boards of the STRAT, Wow Foudnation, Odisha Design Council and UXQCC Europe, driving design-led social impact. I was formerly on the Advisory Council for Cal State University, East Bay (CX), and have guest lectured at design schools worldwide. I'm deeply passionate about the design-led AI economy and growth design."
I am an active speaker and author at global conferences like RSA, IDSA, IXDA, UXPA, IUI, WUC, UX India, Design Leadership Summit, and more. I’ve also contributed to world-leading design awards as a judge, including the iF Design Awards, Human Factors Awards, A Design Awards, UX Design Awards and many more.
With two master’s degrees in Advertising & Mass Communication and a Design Management from PARK, USA , I’m passionate about mentoring and teaching the next generation of innovators. Outside of work, I enjoy photography, traveling, and spending time with my two daughters. If you're a startup founder and interested in how AI and design can shape the future, growth by design, let’s connect and collaborate.
Design has always been central to my identity, inspired by a childhood fascination with matchboxes. Each one drew me in with its vivid colors, bold fonts, quirky illustrations, and celebrity images. Beyond their aesthetics, I marveled at their functionality—the safety feature that prevented burning the whole stick and the way shaking revealed the quantity inside. These small objects ignited a lifelong passion for DESIGN, BRAND, and USABILITY, shaping my journey and philosophy to this day.
In 2002, I co-founded MIND VISIONS, producing high-end VFX for films, games, and digital design, which I successfully exited. My curiosity about user behavior led me to PURE IT Usability Research in 2006, and by 2007, I pivoted to enterprise software with SumTotal. Since 2011, I’ve been with Informatica, where I lead award-winning product designs. I’m passionate about envisioning innovative solutions, mentoring design teams, and solving customer challenges with a AI -first design approach-inspired by those early lessons in creativity, function, and storytelling.
