Product designer with a decade of experience designing and scaling products across AI-driven wealth, social impact, and fintech.

Currently leading design for an AI-driven wealth platform at

Athena

Previously, led 0-1 design for a emergency cash assistance product and scaled to 500K+ users at

Beam

Currently leading design for an AI-driven wealth platform at

Athena

Previously, led 0-1 design for a emergency cash assistance product and scaled to 500K+ users at

Beam

Case Studies

High-level stories of how I’ve approached complex problems and delivered impact. Detailed walkthroughs available upon request.

Athena Advisory, 0->1 Design

Automating portfolio management for everyday investors

Designing a suite of tools to monitor markets, identify patterns, optimize asset allocation, and rebalance portfolios in real-time. 

-> $12M in AUM growth, expanded partner reach to 200k+

Athena Advisory, 0->1 Design

Automating portfolio management for everyday investors

Designing a suite of tools to monitor markets, identify patterns, optimize asset allocation, and rebalance portfolios in real-time. 

-> $12M in AUM growth, expanded partner reach to 200k+

Athena Advisory, 0->1 Design

Automating portfolio management for everyday investors

Designing a suite of tools to monitor markets, identify patterns, optimize asset allocation, and rebalance portfolios in real-time. 

-> $12M in AUM growth, expanded partner reach to 200k+

Beam (formerly Edquity), 0->1 Design

Scaling an MVP from 0 -> 500,000 users

As third employee and Founding Designer, I led 0-1 design and defined product vision for our MVP, scale the platform from zero to 500K+ users, and helped launch the company’s first design system, Uplift

-> Series A, profitable, $350M in benefits distributed

Beam (formerly Edquity), 0->1 Design

Scaling an MVP from 0 -> 500,000 users

As third employee and Founding Designer, I led 0-1 design and defined product vision for our MVP, scale the platform from zero to 500K+ users, and helped launch the company’s first design system, Uplift

-> Series A, profitable, $350M in benefits distributed

Beam (formerly Edquity), 0->1 Design

Scaling an MVP from 0 -> 500,000 users

As third employee and Founding Designer, I led 0-1 design and defined product vision for our MVP, scale the platform from zero to 500K+ users, and helped launch the company’s first design system, Uplift

-> Series A, profitable, $350M in benefits distributed

Other Work

A selection of projects that delivered measurable impact for both users and the business. Happy to share more context on request.

2019, 0->1 Design

Beam

Led end-to-end research and design of the MVP of our emergency cash assistance app

-> Administered over $180 million to 300,000 households since launching in 2020

2019, 0->1 Design

Beam

Led end-to-end research and design of the MVP of our emergency cash assistance app

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Administered over $180 million to 300,000 households since launching in 2020

2019, 0->1 Design

Beam

Led end-to-end research and design of the MVP of our emergency cash assistance app

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Administered over $180 million to 300,000 households since launching in 2020

2019, Algorithm Design

Beam

Collaborated with sociologist Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab to translate research on emergency grants into an algorithm-based cash assistance product

-> Winner of NYU Social Entrepreneurship Program’s Algorithm for Change competition and received $1M grant from the Gates Foundation

2019, Algorithm Design

Beam

Collaborated with sociologist Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab to translate research on emergency grants into an algorithm-based cash assistance product

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Winner of NYU Social Entrepreneurship Program’s Algorithm for Change competition and received $1M grant from the Gates Foundation

2019, Algorithm Design

Beam

Collaborated with sociologist Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab to translate research on emergency grants into an algorithm-based cash assistance product

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Winner of NYU Social Entrepreneurship Program’s Algorithm for Change competition and received $1M grant from the Gates Foundation

2021, Dashboard Design

Beam

Beam’s redesigned reporting suite makes it easier for partners to track funds, monitor application flow, and measure impact in real time.

-> Cut report load times by 60% and reduced dependency on engineering for insights

2021, Dashboard Design

Beam

Beam’s redesigned reporting suite makes it easier for partners to track funds, monitor application flow, and measure impact in real time.

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Cut report load times by 60% and reduced dependency on engineering for insights

2021, Dashboard Design

Beam

Beam’s redesigned reporting suite makes it easier for partners to track funds, monitor application flow, and measure impact in real time.

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Cut report load times by 60% and reduced dependency on engineering for insights

2019, Brand Design

Beam

Partnered with two other designers to build a cohesive brand system to unify product, marketing, and mission across every touchpoint

2019, Brand Design

Beam

Partnered with two other designers to build a cohesive brand system to unify product, marketing, and mission across every touchpoint

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Unified product, marketing, and mission across every touchpoint

2019, Brand Design

Beam

Partnered with two other designers to build a cohesive brand system to unify product, marketing, and mission across every touchpoint

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Unified product, marketing, and mission across every touchpoint

2022, Mobile Design

Nomad Health

Spearheaded research, design, and product strategy for the first in-app messaging channel

-> Cut inbound support requests by 25% while giving over 400K users faster access to critical updates

2022, Mobile Design

Nomad Health

Spearheaded research, design, and product strategy for the first in-app messaging channel

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Cut inbound support requests by 25% while giving over 400K users faster access to critical updates

2022, Mobile Design

Nomad Health

Spearheaded research, design, and product strategy for the first in-app messaging channel

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Cut inbound support requests by 25% while giving over 400K users faster access to critical updates

2022, Redesign

MetLife

Led design overhaul of Structured Settlements Broker Portal to reduce UX friction and incorporate new brand identity

2022, Redesign

MetLife

Led design overhaul of Structured Settlements Broker Portal to reduce UX friction and incorporate new brand identity

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Streamlined workflows and reinforced new brand identity

2022, Redesign

MetLife

Led design overhaul of Structured Settlements Broker Portal to reduce UX friction and incorporate new brand identity

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Streamlined workflows and reinforced new brand identity

2025, Design System

Athena Advisory

Built second iteration of Athena's Design System

2025, Design System

Athena Advisory

Built second iteration of Athena's Design System

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Reduced sync time between design and engineering

2025, Design System

Athena Advisory

Built second iteration of Athena's Design System

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Reduced sync time between design and engineering

© 2025 Nina Krishnan

© 2025 Nina Krishnan

© 2025 Nina Krishnan

Hi, I'm Nina.

👋🏽 Full-stack product designer with 10 years of experience designing 0-1 products that solve real-world problems.

🛠️ Currently leading design at Athena, a next-gen AI wealth management platform. Previously, I was the Founding Designer of Beam.