

Ana Arriola-Kanada
yes,Tokyo, JapanAna Arriola-Kanada is the Chairwoman and Founder of "yes," - a queer, women-led consultancy that tangibly builds, assists, and incubates sociocultural, impactful business endeavors in partnership + co-creation. She is a a results-driven executive, product designer, researcher and technical craftswoman. Ana has experience in zero-to-1, 1-to-many innovation at scale, global strategy development for consumer, enterprise, and AI/machine learning organizations at Microsoft, Apple, Meta, PlayStation, Sony, Adobe, Samsung, Theranos, and IDEO. Ana is also a mentor and adjunct professor at UC Berkeley's Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET) and CalArts Graduate School. She is the recipient of numerous international design awards.
(November 2024)