MAKIKO HARRIS
PRODUCT + DESIGN LEADER
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)