Tulsi is a UX researcher at Blink who loves applying her systems-thinking perspective from mechanical engineering and manufacturing to understand how people use products and services. After graduating from Duke University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, she spent 5 years as a Manufacturing Engineer leading product quality and systems design improvements in the energy sector. Driven by the belief that human-centered design should be applied across all stakeholders - including those responsible for assembling products - she went back to school, earning her MS in Design Impact from Stanford University. There, she spent a year researching end-of-career transitions, designing a service that proposes an alternative to retirement.

When she’s not nerding out about aging and retirement, you can find her choreographing a Bollywood dance, designing board games, or purchasing a new kitchen appliance to optimize how to cook the perfect meal.