Biography
Creating equitable user-centered design and research experiences.
Ankita (she/her) is a user experience strategist and practitioner passionate about human-centered and equitable design practices that serve all people.
With a background in video journalism, Ankita’s career began in video streaming, and her transition into user experience naturally blended her multimedia, storytelling, and inclusivity skills.
Before PIF, Ankita worked in user experience at Nextdoor, Brex, Twitter, and Udemy, multimedia content operations at Hulu, and video work with various non-profit organizations, political events, and the US Army. Ankita was also awarded a Fulbright Fellowship and spent a year in India conducting multimedia research on female-only coaches on metro rail systems in Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata.
A proud native Iowan, Ankita graduated from Drake University with Radio/TV Journalism and Sociology degrees.
Ankita’s other interests include photography, discovering music, reading, public transportation, sitcoms, and too many crafting hobbies to keep track of.
