Kat was offered a position in Microsoft’s Pioneer Studios, which served as an incubator for design innovation until 2011. Her first job in software came a few years after finishing her formal education. During school, Kat became interested in inclusion, particularly in the role technology could play in future inclusion initiatives. She earned a bachelor’s degree in materials science engineering from the University of California Berkeley, a master’s in business administration from Portland State University, and a certificate in business perspectives for creative leaders from the Yale School of Management. Growing up, Kat was exposed to art and engineering, but didn’t encounter design until later in her career. Kat is currently the Senior Vice President of Product Design and UX at Salesforce and continues to advance inclusive development for some of the most influential technologies in the world. From 2010 to 2017, she led Microsoft’s executive program for inclusive product innovation, and her award-winning toolkit was inducted into the Smithsonian Institution’s Cooper Hewitt Design Museum. As author of Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design and founder of sign, Kat works with multidisciplinary leaders to set a foundation for why designing with excluded communities drives better solutions for everyone.
Kat Holmes is a user experience designer and writer who’s working to make design more inclusive.
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