Lakshmi S Raghavan🇺🇸

About Lakshmi S Raghavan

Head of User Experience Practice at International Finance Corporation

Hi, I’m Lakshmi and I have over 20 years of hands-on experience in managing UX teams and advocating for user experience practices. My expertise includes customer experience management, analyzing business needs, developing user experience strategies, and implementing user-centered design processes.

I have a diverse perspective from working in both the private sector and international development organizations, bringing a wealth of knowledge to my role. I am passionate about fostering growth, supporting professionals, and promoting diversity and inclusion within my organization.

I can help you with communicating your design to your stakeholders, resume reviews, provide feedback, serve as a sounding board and support you in any way I can.

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What mentees say

“Lakshmi was clear-spoken and comprehensive in her answering of my questions, and provides a lot of insight into my job search and next steps and a good analysis of fit for industry and position. Really appreciated speaking with her and highly recommend her as someone to speak to for expertise, experience, and insight in the product space.”

“I’m incredibly grateful to Lakshmi for her thorough portfolio review and thoughtful feedback. Her detailed insights on UX improvements, resume refinement, and storytelling techniques within case studies were invaluable to my portfolio revamp! Thanks to Lakshmi's guidance, I was able to refine my portfolio into a much stronger and more polished version.”

“Lakshmi was very knowledgeable and helpful, with lots of great pointers and advice!”