Gauri Sharma

I'm Gauri Sharma.

17+ years as a
design and product leader
who builds AI-native teams
that go from 0 to loved
in high-stakes domains,
without the expensive mistakes.

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My Work

Challenging norms to re/define domains.

Case studies about how I lead teams to dream bigger, deliver bolder, and ship results that outlast their launch.

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My Story

Hello, there. This is me. I'm Gauri. 👋

AI-Native Head of Design & Research at Qventus. 17+ years across multisided B2B and B2C startups and enterprises spanning clinical AI, fintech, government, and education. Previously IDEO and Intuit.

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My Methods

Making innovation a practice, not a prayer.

6 principles I've used to build design and research functions where none existed, and strengthen what already exists.

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My Notes

Design is dead, they say. Hardly, I say.

Design was never the prettifying pit stop before launch. It's the intelligence layer that aligns, shapes, and multiplies the impact of organizations.

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Previous collaborations include

IDEOIntuitHot StudioFordHondaCoca-ColaSamsungEli LillyMedicare · CMSSprinter HealthMethodSteelcaseGreen DotPanasonicTime Warner CableSF Film SocietyScanaduSorensonNokiaUniversity of PhoenixCaseCommonsCrossmarkConscious CreativeCounty of MarinCity of PleasantonIDEOIntuitHot StudioFordHondaCoca-ColaSamsungEli LillyMedicare · CMSSprinter HealthMethodSteelcaseGreen DotPanasonicTime Warner CableSF Film SocietyScanaduSorensonNokiaUniversity of PhoenixCaseCommonsCrossmarkConscious CreativeCounty of MarinCity of Pleasanton