Rupa Shankar

Rupa Shankar is a prominent design leader with a wealth of global product design experience that spans several industries, including Ecommerce, Digital Identity, and CPG. She is known for her ability to develop high-performing design teams that deliver customer-centric product experiences that stand out from the competition. With a track record in distilling complex business objectives into delightful product experiences, Rupa Shankar is viewed as a thought leader in the industry.

Rupa Shankar has an impressive educational background that includes an MBA in Marketing from Questrom School of Business, Boston University, an MFA in Graphic Design from Boston University, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Applied Art from the University of Mumbai, and several certificates from top universities, including Stanford University, New York University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management.

Throughout her career, Rupa Shankar has held several leadership positions, including Senior Director of Product Design at CLEAR, Vice President of Product Design at Moda Operandi, Inc., Head of Global Buyer Design at Etsy, Executive Director of User Experience and Digital Product Innovation, Product Design, at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., and more. She has a strong background in product design, design leadership, UX, UI, customer experience, design strategy, innovation, eCommerce, marketplaces, artificial intelligence (AI, ML, NLU), augmented reality (AR), visual search, and conversational UI.