"Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon? Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" —Mary Oliver

Growing up in New York City, I was a shy kid. I spent a lot of time with books, drawing, and in my head, taking in everything around me - noticing how people lived their days, what their voices carried beyond words, the feelings beneath conversations. Like most peers, I did the expected things - got a terminal degree, mapped out a career. But inside, something deeper kept pulling at me, asking those persistent questions about what impact and meaning I wanted to create in this world.

Life has its own way of shaking things up. For me, it came through dark times. But that is also when I found meditation and Eastern philosophy. Spending time at the monastery and in morning practices, studying Zen and Tao expanded my awareness. What started as quiet observation deepened into understanding - seeing how people connect with their world, what moves them, what shapes their lives. And for me, it became a journey inward - questioning who I am, exploring the nature of self.

Today, as a Product Designer and founder, these insights inspire everything I build. From startups to academia to Fortune 100s across NYC, Beijing, and Silicon Valley, I learned that innovation is not about following past trends. It is about being attentive enough to understand the subtext between what people say they want and what their hearts need, and to add value, day by day. Through design, I work to uplift others, believing that technology should serve human flourishing and help people in being and becoming.

My lifework flows from a practice rooted in meditation and human understanding. Each project becomes a chance to bring love and tenderness to our digital world, creating experiences that evolve as we do. I am drawn to the stories people carry, always learning through books, conversations, and lived experiences. Because for me, design transcends problem-solving - it is about crafting human experiences where people can reflect, feel, and rediscover themselves, again and again. This is what drives me forward, and it's what I bring to every challenge I take on.