AHMED SHAIKH
Born in Mumbai. Spent a significant part of my life in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chicago and San Francisco.
I hold dual bachelor's in product design and sociology, plus a Master's in Design from Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Tech.
I have built products and services for Fortune 500 and startups. My experience spans across diverse industries like banking and financial services (BFSI), retail, healthcare, food & beverage, consumer packaged goods, real estate, and heavy engineering.
My interests include reading, weight-training, and hands-on building and experimenting.
AHMED SHAIKH
AHMED SHAIKH
AHMED SHAIKH
Born in Mumbai. Spent a significant part of my life in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chicago and San Francisco.
I hold dual bachelor's in product design and sociology, plus a Master's in Design from Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Tech.
I have built products and services for Fortune 500 and startups. My experience spans across diverse industries like banking and financial services (BFSI), retail, healthcare, food & beverage, consumer packaged goods, real estate, and heavy engineering.
My interests include reading, weight-training, and hands-on building and experimenting.
Born in Mumbai. Spent a significant part of my life in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chicago and San Francisco.
I hold dual bachelor's in product design and sociology, plus a Master's in Design from Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Tech.
I have built products and services for Fortune 500 and startups. My experience spans across diverse industries like banking and financial services (BFSI), retail, healthcare, food & beverage, consumer packaged goods, real estate, and heavy engineering.
My interests include reading, weight-training, and hands-on building and experimenting.
Born in Mumbai. Spent a significant part of my life in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chicago and San Francisco.
I hold dual bachelor's in product design and sociology, plus a Master's in Design from Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Tech.
I have built products and services for Fortune 500 and startups. My experience spans across diverse industries like banking and financial services (BFSI), retail, healthcare, food & beverage, consumer packaged goods, real estate, and heavy engineering.
My interests include reading, weight-training, and hands-on building and experimenting.
Oct 2025 - Current
Oct 2025 - Current
Panorama Innovations
Panorama Innovations
Product and Service Designer
Product and Service Designer
Product and Service Designer
Dec 2024 - Jun 2024
Dec 2024 - Jun 2024
Aref Finserv
Aref Finserv
Product and Service Designer
Product and Service Designer
Product and Service Designer
Aug 2024 - May 2025
Aug 2024 - May 2025
Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Tech
Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Tech
Social Media Strategist (Part Time)
Social Media Strategist (Part Time)
Social Media Strategist (Part Time)
Jun 2024 - Aug 2024
Jun 2024 - Aug 2024
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology
Design Strategy Intern
Design Strategy Intern
Design Strategy Intern
Jan 2024 - May 2024
Jan 2024 - May 2024
Chicago Architecture Centre (Workshop Partner)
Chicago Architecture Centre (Workshop Partner)
Product and Service Designer
Product and Service Designer
Product and Service Designer
Jan 2024 - May 2024
Jan 2024 - May 2024
Starbucks (Workshop Partner)
Starbucks (Workshop Partner)
Design Strategist
Design Strategist
Design Strategist
Sep 2022 - Jul 2023
Sep 2022 - Jul 2023
QuantumBlack Studio
QuantumBlack Studio
Product and Service Designer
Product and Service Designer
Product and Service Designer
Feb 2021 - Aug 2022
Feb 2021 - Aug 2022
Infosys
Infosys
Lead Experience and Service Designer
Lead Experience and Service Designer
Lead Experience and Service Designer
Apr 2020 - Jul 2023
Apr 2020 - Jul 2023
Spaecio
Spaecio
Founder
Founder
Founder
Experience
Panorama Innovations
Product and Service Designer
Oct 2025 - Current
Panorama Innovations
Product and Service Designer
Oct 2025 - Current
Aref Finserv
Product and Service Designer
Dec 2024 - Jun 2024
Aref Finserv
Product and Service Designer
Dec 2024 - Jun 2024
Chicago Architecture Centre (Workshop Partner)
Product and Service Designer
Jan 2024 - May 2024
Chicago Architecture Centre (Workshop Partner)
Product and Service Designer
Jan 2024 - May 2024
Starbucks (Workshop Partner)
Design Strategist
Jan 2024 - May 2024
Starbucks (Workshop Partner)
Design Strategist
Jan 2024 - May 2024
Design Strategy Intern | Illinois Tech
Decision Quality Chicago, U.S.A Jun 2024 - Aug 2024
QuantumBlack Studio
Product & Service Designer
Sep 2022 - Jul 2023
QuantumBlack Studio
Product & Service Designer
Sep 2022 - Jul 2023
Infosys
Lead Experience Designer
Feb 2021 - Aug 2022
Infosys
Lead Experience Designer
Feb 2021 - Aug 2022
Spaecio
Founder
Apr 2020 - Jul 2023
Spaecio
Founder
Apr 2020 - Jul 2023
Illinois Institute of Technology
Design Strategy Intern
Jun 2024 - Aug 2024
Illinois Institute of Technology
Design Strategy Intern
Jun 2024 - Aug 2024
Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Tech
Social Media Strategist (Part Time)
Aug 2024 - May 2025
Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Tech
Social Media Strategist (Part Time)
Aug 2024 - May 2025
Education
Education
Masters of Design
Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Tech - Chicago, Illinois
Undergraduate Product Design
ISDI ( Parsons School of Design) - Mumbai, India
B.A. Sociology
University of Mumbai - Mumbai, India
Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Tech
Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Tech
Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Tech
Masters of Design
Masters of Design
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
ISDI - Parsons School of Design
ISDI - Parsons School of Design
ISDI - Parsons School of Design
Undergraduate - Product Design
Undergraduate - Product Design
Mumbai, India
Mumbai, India
Mumbai, India
University of Mumbai
University of Mumbai
University of Mumbai
Bachelors of Arts - Sociology
Bachelors of Arts - Sociology
Mumbai, India
Mumbai, India
Mumbai, India
Thinking Fast and Slow
Kahnemann & Tversky
Thinking Fast and Slow
Kahnemann & Tversky
Thinking Fast and Slow
Kahnemann & Tversky
Thinking Fast and Slow
Kahnemann & Tversky
Dark Matter
Blake Crouch
Dark Matter
Blake Crouch
Dark Matter
Blake Crouch
Dark Matter
Blake Crouch
Investment Valuation
Aswath Damodaran
Investment Valuation
Aswath Damodaran
Investment Valuation
Aswath Damodaran
Investment Valuation
Aswath Damodaran
Blue Ocean Strategy
W. Chan Kim | Renée Mauborgne
Blue Ocean Strategy
W. Chan Kim | Renée Mauborgne
Blue Ocean Strategy
W. Chan Kim | Renée Mauborgne
Blue Ocean Strategy
W. Chan Kim | Renée Mauborgne
Speak Data
Giorgia Lupi and Phillip Cox
Speak Data
Giorgia Lupi and Phillip Cox
Speak Data
Giorgia Lupi and Phillip Cox
Speak Data
Giorgia Lupi and Phillip Cox
Black Swan
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Black Swan
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Black Swan
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Black Swan
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Great design happens at intersections of technology and humanities, analysis and intuition, constraint and possibility.
Great design happens at intersections of technology and humanities, analysis and intuition, constraint and possibility.
Great design happens at intersections of technology and humanities, analysis and intuition, constraint and possibility.
Great design happens at intersections of technology and humanities, analysis and intuition, constraint and possibility.