Irene Au

If you’ve used the internet at all, you have been impacted by Irene’s work. Irene Au began her career as an interaction designer at Netscape Communications, where she designed Netscape’s suite of client products. She built Yahoo!’s user-centered design practice and led the User Experience and Design team for eight years before joining Google to lead the entire UX team for six years. She is currently an operating partner at Khosla Ventures, where she works with portfolio companies to make their design great. Irene also teaches yoga and meditation at Avalon Art and Yoga Center, one of Palo Alto’s oldest and most established yoga studios.