Ruchi Desai is an accomplished Product Lead at Google, with over thirteen years of professional experience in developing innovative and highly effective products. She is passionate about great design and user advocacy and is excited by innovation. Her expertise lies in product management, user experience strategy, growth and engagement, monetization, personalization, analytics and metrics, media and entertainment, e-commerce, and start-ups.

In her current role as Product Lead for Nest Thermostats & Services at Google, Ruchi leads the development of smart energy solutions to improve user experience and save energy. She also served as Product lead for Google Home, Chromecast & Nest Aware, where she worked on developing user-friendly smart home products. Prior to Google, Ruchi founded WildBoom and held leadership positions at FreshDirect, Amazon, TD Ameritrade, and Navman.

Ruchi's stellar track record in leading teams, clients and products is attributed to her ability to combine analytics and strategic thinking with a deep understanding of end-to-end consumer experience and technology. Her passion and dedication to her work have earned her a reputation as a respected and effective professional in her field.