# Anisha Jain

> VP of Design | Adjunct Lecturer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/anishajain1

I am a human-centered design leader. I'm particularly interested in designing great product experiences in climate and healthcare. I am currently an adjunct lecturer at the capstone undergraduate design course at Stanford and am taking on leadership coaching clients at start ups. 

My previous experience has spanned leadership roles at Cruise, Dropbox, Facebook, IDEO, Hot Studio,  3PART (Denmark); and teaching 7th grade science in Oakland. I hold an MS in Product Design and Innovation Strategy from Stanford, a BS in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley.

## Work Experience
### VP of Design @ Abridge
Jan 2026 – Present

### Founding Designer @ Town
Jan 2025 – Jan 2026

### Adjunct Lecturer @ Stanford University
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
Adjunct Lecturer for Design 161 (capstone undergraduate course in Design)

### VP of Design @ Cruise
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024
I lead the Design team at Cruise spanning Product Design for hardware and software experiences, Brand Design, and Content Design.

### Sr Director, Product Design @ Cruise
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Director, Product Design @ Dropbox
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019
My teams work on Dropbox's collaboration products (ex: Paper)

### Product Design Manager @ Dropbox
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017
My teams focus on making files in Dropbox work well for teams (ex: Smart Sync)

### Manager, Product Design @ Facebook
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015

### Product Designer @ Facebook
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015
Led the design of V1 of the Facebook Ads Manager App (2014) and of a broad set of initiatives and products that make it easier for small businesses all over the world to grow their business on Facebook (2013).

### User Experience Designer @ Hot Studio (acquired by Facebook)
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | San Francisco Bay Area
- IA re-design for website of b2b company focused on energy efficiency

### Independent Contractor - Design @ 3PART A/S (Denmark), SRI International,  and Various Startups
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013
Some highlights:
- Innovation strategy and website design for 3PART, a design firm in Denmark
- Innovation space (physical space) & teaching curriculum design for SRI International
- User research and recommendations for Wheelz (start-up)

### Product Design Intern @ IDEO
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010
- Experience design (plane interior, physical and digital touchpoints, service offerings) for JetBlue
- Lab design for a pharma company that wanted physicists, chemists, and biologists to work collaboratively

### 7th Grade Science Teacher @ Teach For America
Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 | KIPP Bridge, Oakland

### Summer Intern - Technical @ Lund University
Jan 2006 – Jan 2006

### Engineering Summer Intern @ Sandia National Laboratories
Jan 2002 – Jan 2005


## Education
### MS in Product Design
Stanford University

### BS in Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jainanisha

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Last updated: 2026-04-13