Puneet Chhikara is a product designer with high-impact experience at leading design initiatives and projects at technology companies including Verizon, Adobe, and Microsoft.
He began his career in mechanical engineering after graduating from University College of Engineering, Kota, and first worked at Larsen & Toubro.
Driven by a passion for creating better user experiences, he pivoted his career by pursuing a post-graduate degree in Product Design from India’s prestigious National Institute of Design (NID). This strategic move allowed him to tackle complex UX challenges for mission-critical software in retail, creative tools, and operating systems.
In a defining chapter of his life, Puneet took a sabbatical to cycle from Mumbai to Kanyakumari. This journey, which was featured in multiple news outlets, was a quest to discover an authentic, culturally-rooted design language. This unique blend of technical expertise, formal design training, and deep personal exploration shapes his empathetic and human-centered approach to solving problems today.