Sowmya Iyer

Sowmya Iyer is an Indian-born, NYC based designer working at the intersection of physical and digital experiences. As a Lead product designer at Lyft, she is building bike share products for Lyft Transit, Bikes & Scooters. Finding opportunities to create a lasting impact and affect a wider audience & context. She aims to expand the definition of product value beyond aesthetics and utility.

Currently, Iyer is also a design leadership mentor across platforms like Google, ADP list, Lyft associate program and has taught various UX courses at School of Visual Arts, NYC, National Institute of Design, India and more. In the past, she has worked as product Designer at Samsung, on projects for Flagship Models, Gear VR & Voice UI. Partnered with organizations like IDEO, FROG, Huge, MoMA, Honeywell, etc.