Vijay Gakhar

Vijay Gakhar serves as the Head of Product Experience, Brand Design, and Customer Research at Sense since January 2022. Previously, Vijay was the Director and Global Head of Product Design at Tradeshift from September 2016 to January 2022, overseeing multiple design studios and spearheading product initiatives such as Tradeshift Go. In earlier roles, Vijay contributed as a founding designer at Folloze, leading UX design and product management practices, and improved UX functions at Travelzoo and Xoom, where strategic customer insights shaped competitive strategies. Vijay's career also includes experience as a Lead Designer at Envestnet | Yodlee and User Experience Designer at SAP Labs. Vijay holds a Master of Science in Human Computer Interaction from Purdue University and a Bachelor of Design from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.