Priti Rao

Founder, Spacehouse Himalayas

Priti Rao is the Founder of Spacehouse Himalayas, a creative residency in the Indian Himalayas. She currently serves as a fractional advisor to startups and public policy organisations, as well as a visiting faculty at CEPT University. Previously she helped lead and establish Dalberg's Design practice in Asia. Her expertise lies in helping organisations become purpose-led, and build a culture of innovation to solve complex global challenges. She works closely with teams and clients to bring a human-centred focus to civic design, financial inclusion, technology, and policy challenges. Prior to Dalberg, Priti spent five years at the award-winning design and innovation consultancy IDEO San Francisco and Mumbai, helping corporate clients bring new products, services and brand innovations to markets across Asia, Europe and North America. Priti has a PhD in Service Design from Northumbria School of Design, and an MA in Governance and Development from IDS Sussex.