Wendy Johansson

Cofounder, Chief Product Experience Officer | MiSalud AI

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Wendy (she/her) is a global Product Experience leader and entrepreneur, focused on building equitable environments for underrepresented people to thrive in tech. She’s the co-founder and Chief Product Experience Officer of MiSalud, a healthtech company democratizing access to healthcare for the underserved Hispanic community in the U.S. 

With 20 years of experience in UX, Wendy is a skilled organizational leader. She’s a two-time startup founder with over $1 billion of exits, and she’s an investor and advisor for a number of other startups such as ADP List.

Most recently, Wendy built Amazon's UX Apprentice program, a DEI initiative that created access to tech careers for Black and Latinx designers. Wendy was previously Global VP of Experience Transformation at Publicis Sapient.

Outside of work, Wendy enjoys volunteering her time to mentor and champion women and people of color in technology and design. Her coworkers ask her for expert advice on cat and garden care.

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Reimagining Design: Unlocking Strategic Innovation by Kevin G. Bethune