Priyanka Kuvalekar is a senior UX researcher at Microsoft, leading mixed-method research for Microsoft Teams Calling and agentic AI collaboration experiences. As the lead researcher, Priyanka partners closely with product, design, engineering and data science to build trustworthy, accessible and usable communication workflows to ensure research stays at the forefront and directly influences product strategy, roadmaps and engineering execution.

For more than eight years, Priyanka has led end-to-end UX research across Microsoft, Cisco Webex, Global Payments and Korn Ferry, partnering with cross-functional teams to strategically influence and shape enterprise collaboration, communication, fintech and HR experiences. Furthermore, she holds a master’s of science in user experience and interaction design and is an accessibility champion, leading research with people with disabilities to ensure products are inclusive, compliant and usable from the start.

Beyond work, Priyanka is deeply passionate about giving back to the tech community. She runs an Instagram channel (@uxr.pri) focused on UX and product work with more than 5,000 followers, where she shares practical, structured guidance for aspiring researchers and UX professionals and talks about the realities of working in high-velocity AI product teams.

She was invited as a speaker at the Grace Hopper Conference 2025, has previously spoken at Women in Tech Global 2024 and had has upcoming speaking engagements and Webinars for Women in Tech 2025. She actively mentors aspiring and early-career professionals through ADPList and LinkedIn.