04 / About
Hi, I'm Johnny Chen
Product manager and design strategist shaping how people interact with intelligent systems.
- Currently
- Product Manager, Microsoft Product Lead, Huelo
- Focus
- Enterprise Agentic Workflows Consumer Gen AI Design Tools
- Education
- MS Engineering Design Innovation, Northwestern BS Business Administration, USC
I'm a product manager and design strategist who loves making complex, cutting-edge technology feel simple and intuitive. My sweet spot sits right at the intersection of business strategy, software development, and human-centered design, backed by a Master’s in Engineering Design Innovation from Northwestern and a Business + CS background from USC.
I’ve spent my career moving between the scrappy, fast-moving world of 0-to-1 startups and the massive scale of enterprise products in Big Tech. Across both, I get excited about taking messy, ambiguous capabilities and shaping them into clean, dependable experiences that users genuinely love.
Too often in cross-functional teams, UX is underappreciated, treated like a quick coat of paint rather than core product strategy. Coming from a design innovation background, I make it my mission to be the voice for UX designers and researchers in product-led organizations. Powerful technology only wins when it truly connects with people, and that starts by making sure UXDs and UXRs have a real seat at the decision table.
Outside of work, I'm a proud dog dad, an avid coffee enthusiast, and a hands-on 3D printing tinkerer. I enjoy photography, especially chasing light and street scenes in new cities, and I’m always game to talk current events, economics, and finance.