# Jessie Chen

> Co-founder @ Seeji | AI Collective Chapter Lead Tri-Valley

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/jessiechen1

With 14+ years in UX, I partner with early-stage teams to evolve technical demos into credible, compelling products. Through Seeji, I blend startup velocity with enterprise rigor to bring insight, clarity, and vision, surfacing opportunity and accelerating potential.

I also lead The AI Collective’s Tri-Valley chapter in California, bringing together talented founders, investors, researchers, operators and community members together to build a vibrant local AI hub.

## Work Experience
### Co-founder & Design Principal @ Seeji
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
A UX design and research studio. We help early-stage founders shape their products into intuitive, human-centered experiences that are credible and investor-ready.

### California Tri-Valley Chapter Lead @ The AI Collective
Jan 2025 – Present | San Ramon, CA
I lead the development and execution of community-driven events, partnerships, and programming that connect AI founders, investors, builders, and curious minds across the Tri-Valley and greater East Bay.

In the past year, I’ve grown a 10-person team and shaped a chapter identity centered on connection + action, with intentional focus on women-led voices and youth participation in AI.

What I do:
• Program and host monthly events (firesides, panels, workshops, founder demos)
• Build partnerships with local venues, schools, and ecosystem orgs
• Create inclusive formats that welcome anyone who wants to learn, grow, and connect in the AI community,  including family-friendly and youth-focused events
• Amplifying local stories through The AI Collective’s global network

Mission: grow the Tri-Valley into a vibrant AI hub where people connect, learn, and build—empowering future innovators and advancing women’s representation through diverse voices and role models.

### Principal UX Designer @ Autodesk
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Senior UX Designer @ Autodesk
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California

### Product Designer @ Facebook
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area

### UI/UX designer @ ZapLabs
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area

### UI/UX Designer @ Godfrey Q
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014

### UI Designer @ KongZhong Corp.
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014

### Web UI Designer Intern @ btrax, Inc.
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013

### Freelance Illustrator @ Jessie Chen Illustrations
Jan 2008 – Jan 2013 | San Francisco Bay Area

### 2D Game Artist @ DreamHeart Games
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012

### Assistant Interior Designer @ XinJiYuan Construction and Design Ltd
Jan 2007 – Jan 2008
•	Created general layout plan in Autodesk CAD 
•	Modeled and rendered interior objects in Autodesk 3D Max
•	Created different perspectives of interior design using lights and cameras in Autodesk 3D Max
•	Architectural rendered image editing in Photoshop


## Education
### Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Web design & New Media
Academy of Art University

### MFA in Illustration
Academy of Art University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jchenart
- Portfolio: http://www.jchenart.com
- Portfolio: http://jessie-cx.blogspot.com/

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Last updated: 2026-04-13