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Marissa Louie is a product and UX design leader who ensures maximum business impact through polished designs. She applies her product savviness and sharp eye to achieve results that generate billions in new revenue and win top international design awards. 

She is globally recognized in the technology field, and has 20 years of experience in product and UX design, and 14 years designing for AI. She has held leadership positions at Apple, Expedia, and Pandora / SiriusXM. Her startup clients have included Boom Supersonic, DoubleDutch (acq. by Cvent), Ness (acq. by OpenTable), and Vida Health.

Known for her business skills, industry influence, and leadership, she has also run product and UX design communities of 130k+ members in 100+ countries, and built startups that have gone from pre-funding to up to $1b+ in valuation.

Marissa Louie is a product and UX design leader who ensures maximum business impact through polished designs. She applies her product savviness and sharp eye to achieve results that generate billions in new revenue and win top international design awards.


She is globally recognized in the technology field, and has 20 years of experience in product and UX design, and 14 years designing for AI. She has held leadership positions at Apple, Expedia, and Pandora / SiriusXM. Her startup clients have included Boom Supersonic, DoubleDutch (acq. by Cvent), Ness (acq. by OpenTable), and Vida Health.

Known for her business skills, industry influence, and leadership, she has also run product and UX design communities of 130k+ members in 100+ countries, and built startups that have gone from pre-funding to up to $1b+ in valuation.

Marissa Louie is a product and UX design leader who ensures maximum business impact through polished designs. She applies her product savviness and sharp eye to achieve results that generate billions in new revenue and win top international design awards.


She is globally recognized in the technology field, and has 20 years of experience in product and UX design, and 14 years designing for AI. She has held leadership positions at Apple, Expedia, and Pandora / SiriusXM. Her startup clients have included Boom Supersonic, DoubleDutch (acq. by Cvent), Ness (acq. by OpenTable), and Vida Health.


Known for her business skills, industry influence, and leadership, she has also run product and UX design communities of 130k+ members in 100+ countries, and built startups that have gone from pre-funding to up to $1b+ in valuation.

Marissa Louie is a product and UX design leader who ensures maximum business impact through polished designs. She applies her product savviness and sharp eye to achieve results that generate billions in new revenue and win top international design awards.


She is globally recognized in the technology field, and has 20 years of experience in product and UX design, and 14 years designing for AI. She has held leadership positions at Apple, Expedia, and Pandora / SiriusXM. Her startup clients have included Boom Supersonic, DoubleDutch (acq. by Cvent), Ness (acq. by OpenTable), and Vida Health.


Known for her business skills, industry influence, and leadership, she has also run product and UX design communities of 130k+ members in 100+ countries, and built startups that have gone from pre-funding to up to $1b+ in valuation.

Marissa Louie is a product and UX design leader who ensures maximum business impact through polished designs. She applies her product savviness and sharp eye to achieve results that generate billions in new revenue and win top international design awards.


She is globally recognized in the technology field, and has 20 years of experience in product and UX design, and 14 years designing for AI. She has held leadership positions at Apple, Expedia, and Pandora / SiriusXM. Her startup clients have included Boom Supersonic, DoubleDutch (acq. by Cvent), Ness (acq. by OpenTable), and Vida Health.


Known for her business skills, industry influence, and leadership, she has also run product and UX design communities of 130k+ members in 100+ countries, and built startups that have gone from pre-funding to up to $1b+ in valuation.

Case Studies

Favorite projects from Marissa's career in Silicon Valley.

Design Case Studies

Favorite projects from Marissa's career in Silicon Valley.

Design Case Studies

Favorite projects from Marissa's career in Silicon Valley.

Design Case Studies

Favorite projects from my career in Silicon Valley.

Design Case Studies

Favorite projects from Marissa's career in Silicon Valley.

Testimonials

Prachi Gautam Circle

"Marissa is one of my all-time favorite mentors and a great leader. As a Director of Design, Marissa launched several initiatives with a very well organized plan. She brought a strong work ethic, drive, and knowledge with consistent smiles and cheerful demeanor."

— Prachi Gautam, Sr. Product Designer at Expedia

Cat Le Nguyen Circle

"Marissa has a true creative gift at UI Art Direction. She stood out as a sharp thinker who very carefully crafts the user experience. She has a rare ability to design visually arresting user experiences that focus on delighting and inspiring users in a clean, user-friendly way."

— Nguyen-Cat Le, Sr. Designer at Apple

Paula Croxon Circle

"As a director and manager, she is skilled at supporting her team, and in empathetically managing the varying viewpoints that come from collaboration. You can tell that Marissa is authentic and ethical in her actions and in her words. She not only adds value but has values."

— Paula Croxon, Sr. Content Designer at Expedia

Paul Twohey Circle

"Marissa is incredibly dynamic and self-driven. An early stage startup is a fast paced and chaotic environment and she repeatedly went above and beyond her job description. Marissa's design work is evident throughout the Ness app and I would definitely work with her again."

— Paul Twohey, CTO at Ness (acquired by OpenTable)

Blake Scholl Circle

"Marissa's work is phenomenal. She has excellent design taste and judgment, but also very strong as a storyteller and a communicator. Her contributions made a night and day difference not just in appearance but also in narrative."

— Blake Scholl, Founder and CEO at Boom Supersonic (YC W16)

Pauline Wee Circle

"Our design team has made an effort to learn from Marissa Louie. We set up more design workshops that include engineering and our CEO, but we’ve definitely still got a way to go in sharing our skills and working more closely with data and analytics."

— Pauline Wee, Product Designer at Swarm and Dashlabs.ai (YC W21)

Design Leadership Blog

Insight and lessons from Marissa's experience as a design leader.

Design Leadership Blog

Insight and lessons from Marissa's experience as a design leader.

Design Leadership Blog

Insight and lessons from Marissa's experience as a design leader.

Design Leadership Blog

Insight and lessons from my experience as a design leader.

Design Leadership Blog

Insight and lessons from Marissa's experience as a design leader.

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