Ko Nakatsu
AI for Humans @Microsoft, Design is Life
Redmond, Washington, United States
Career path.
MicrosoftHead of Design, Commercial Engineering AI
Oct 2025 - Present- Microsoft
Global Head of Design, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales (CRM & AI)
Jan 2025 - Oct 2025 - Salesforce
Head of Design, Service Cloud
Jul 2022 - Jan 2025 - Salesforce
Senior Director of Product Design, Service Cloud
Dec 2021 - Jul 2022 - Amazon
Head of Design & Research, Japan Consumer Payments
Apr 2021 - Dec 2021 - Amazon
New Initiatives Japan/India, Amazon Music
Jan 2020 - Apr 2021 - Amazon
UX Design Manager, Amazon Business
Apr 2017 - Jan 2020 - AstraZeneca
Lead Designer
Oct 2016 - Mar 2017 - Academy of Art University
Adjunct Professor
Jan 2016 - May 2017 - Blue Shield of California
UX Design Manager
Oct 2015 - Oct 2016 - Sequence
Design Director
Feb 2015 - Sep 2015 - Samsung Electronics
Head of Design 0x10 (Senior Staff Interaction Designer)
Sep 2014 - Feb 2015 - Blurb
Director of Design
Jul 2013 - Sep 2014 - The Potluck Agency, Inc.
Co-Founder
Apr 2011 - Jul 2013 - Blackboard
Senior Product Designer
Mar 2010 - Apr 2011 - RKS Design
Senior Design Researcher and Strategist
Jul 2009 - Feb 2010 - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Advanced Planning and Strategy Specialist
Jun 2006 - Mar 2009 - McMaster-Carr
Interaction Designer
Sep 2004 - Jun 2006 - Smithsonian Institution / the Map Network (NAVTEQ)
Freelance Information/Graphic Designer
Jul 2004 - Sep 2004 - Rio Tinto
Industrial Designer
Jan 2004 - May 2004 - HLB, LLC.
Design and Research Intern
May 2003 - Aug 2003 - BodyMedia
Industrial Designer
Jan 2003 - May 2003 - Carnegie Mellon University
Teaching Assistant
Jun 2002 - Dec 2003 - Bally Design
Design and Research Intern
May 2002 - Aug 2002