Vibha Narayan

I've been working in UX product design for almost 5 years now, and it's been an incredible journey. I completed my master's degree from the University of Texas at Austin in information studies, with a specialization in human-computer interaction, which I received in 2015. During my time in Austin, I became part of the UXPA Club of Austin, the user experience group here, which has been a great professional community for me. One of the highlights was being invited to be a judge for a design-a-thon at UT Austin - it's like a hackathon but specifically for designers, and it was organized by the design team at the university. When I look ahead to where I want to be in 5 years, I see myself continuing in this field but really contributing to the design community in a meaningful way, especially through mentoring junior designers. When I started off, the major challenge I had was getting good mentorship, so I really value that and want to be at a position where I can actually influence other people in the same field. I'm also deeply passionate about accessibility - I think it's one of the main problems the world is facing right now, and working on projects where I can make products accessible for a lot of people is something I really look forward to.