# Karen N.

> Design Lead at Tapestry, Google X

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

I design interfaces and teach design. I'm interested in building thoughtful and intuitive systems for everyone.

## Work Experience
### Design Lead, Tapestry @ X, the moonshot factory
Jan 2024 – Present
Designing tools to help build a more reliable and sustainable electric grid

### Head of Product Design, Tapestry @ X, the moonshot factory
Jan 2025 – Jan 2026

### Design Lead @ HeyGen
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
Joined at seed. Design, product, and brand for AI video generation

### Product Designer @ Coactive AI
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
Joined as first design hire. Design and product for multimodal search

### Freelance Designer @ Karen Ni
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
Collaborated with early-stage projects and startups and small businesses. Clients include Coactive AI, Elad Gil, Paper Son Coffee

### Adjunct Professor @ California College of the Arts
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
Taught experience design and communications for the MDes Interaction Design program

### Head of Design @ Ascend
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
Joined pre-product as one of the first few employees. Design, product, and brand for insurance financial infrastructure

### Founding Designer @ Ascend
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023

### Product Designer @ Atlassian
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021
Design for the Atlassian Cloud product suite and Atlassian.com focused on growth and monetization

### Technical Assistant @ UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019
Supported students and staff on IT issues


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Ethnic Studies
University of California, Berkeley


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-13