MAKIKO HARRIS

PRODUCT + DESIGN LEADER

A woman with long blonde wavy hair, red lipstick, and fair skin, resting her head on her hand while leaning on a white table against a plain gray background, wearing a black leather jacket.

I've spent 12 years designing and directing product strategy across enterprise-scale companies like Intuit, Uber, and Sephora, and startups backed by Y Combinator and a16z, including Argon AI and Yield Guild Games.

Most recently as Head of Product and Design at YGG, I led the team that launched YGG Play, built the team from the ground up, and established the operating systems that let it run efficiently; all while giving people enough autonomy to move fast and enough context to stay aligned.

Before that, I ran my own consultancy for a decade, and I've spent the years since bringing that same research instinct into AI-native product work.

Alongside all of it, I'm a practicing artist, exhibiting internationally and represented by a gallery.

Whether it's a digital product, a team, or an artwork, I ultimately see myself as a producer: someone who holds the end vision, breaks it into steps, and brings it to life.


“…one of the best leaders I’VE had the opportunity to work with… a true player-coach…supportive, direct, highly collaborative, and genuinely invested in helping the people around her do their best work.”

— Aikeda Sayram, Lead Product Manager (direct report)

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