Kuldeep Kelkar

Kuldeep is a Silicon Valley User Experience practitioner and leader. He has worked for and consulted with Start-Ups and Fortune 500 Enterprises. His journey with User Experience Design and research began in the late 1990s, during the dot-com days.

Kuldeep joined UXReactor as a Senior Partner to lead the User Research and Insights practice in 2023.

Kuldeep published Strengthen Your User Research Superpower, a book that helps UX professionals make an impact, influence stakeholders, and be leaders.

Before joining UXReactor, Kuldeep led Professional Services for UserZoom, which is now part of UserTesting. For 8 years, he and his talented research team delivered high-value research services, actionable insights, strategic consulting, research partnerships, change management programs, and workshops for UserZoom’s Fortune 500 customers. 

Kuldeep was the first User Researcher at PayPal in 2004 and then led User Research globally and UX Design teams until 2014. He also led the User Experience Design practice for Tata Consultancy Services at the Santa Clara Design Studio.

Kuldeep holds a Master’s Degree in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) from the Department of Industrial Engineering at Clemson University, South Carolina, and a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Nagpur University, India.