Vicki Tan is a digital product designer based in San Francisco.

Design

Currently, design staff at Pinterest. Previously at Spotify, Headspace, Lyft, and Google.

Research

Pediatric oncology at Stanford University and pulmonology at the University of California, San Francisco. Behavioral science B.S., University of California, San Diego.

Writing

Working on an illustrated book to help people make better life decisions, forthcoming in April 2025.

Ask This Book is an exploration into better decision making, grounded in the science of cognitive bias and the wisdom of storytelling.

Speaking

I have spoken about using intuition in design, why umami metrics can help us build better products, and how spacetime might shape the human experience we actually want for all time.