Primary Job Title GM of Design & Research Primary Organization 
Microsoft
Location Kyoto, Japan, Asia Regions Asia-Pacific (APAC) Gender Female
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Business Insider's 23 most powerful Queer / LGBTQIA+ intersectional people in tech, Ana is a craftswomxn with +25 years of experience. Ana has shown creative leadership within Fortune 50 organizations across product management, product design, and creative direction across new technology surfaces for consumer electronics, lifestyle
experiences, UX/UI systems, and ethics & AI. Her talents have been recognized by iF Design Awards, Good Design Awards, Tokyo Type Directors Club Awards, EISA Awards, and Cool Hunting. Formerly with Microsoft, Facebook, Samsung, Monohm, Sony & PlayStation, Theranos, and Apple, Ana is currently working alongside her partner on what they call the "New Necessities." In a post-COVID world, Ana focuses these crafted experiences to be quiet, inclusive, fundamentally calming, and humanistic.
Her values are grounded in principles that every experience crafted should be - Human. Simple. Authentic.
https://www.businessinsider.com/most-powerful-lgbtq-people-in-tech-2019-2?r=US&IR=T#ana-arriola-partner-and-product-designer-at-microsoft-4
