My work sits at the intersection of data science, behavioural economics and decision intelligence.

I'm a designer with 7+ years of experience building products that delight and create meaningful customer value. I specialise in designing digital products for complex, technical domains, transforming systems that only specialists could navigate into intuitive platforms that amplify human expertise rather than replace it.

Currently, as a founding member of the design team at hyperexponential, my role focuses on designing decision intelligence platforms for specialty insurance and building the design function from ground up. Before this, I spent years at QuantumBlack and McKinsey translating AI and advanced analytics into products that work at scale, from designing analytics suites to leading the design systems that became the foundation for consistent, high-quality AI outputs across product portfolios.

I'm drawn to regulated, complex industries where thoughtful design isn't a luxury; it's how organisations build trust and drive adoption. My core belief: in an era of AI proliferation, the companies that win are those putting human judgment at the centre, with design that surfaces what matters and quiets what doesn't.

In my spare time, I build, tinker, and write about how AI can work within human systems. Less replacement, more collaboration. I learn by experimenting, which keeps me close to what's actually shifting in the field.

Kind words from the mentors who shaped me

Cambridge Consultants
“Impressive interaction and visual design skills, with equally remarkable expertise in user research.”
Michel Doudin
Principle Designer
McKinsey & Company
“Colleagues have consistently praised Tanaka's ability to bridge technical and business perspectives.”
Tey Bannerman
McKinsey Partner & Head of Design
McKinsey & Company
“Tanaka excels at articulating the logic behind a design solution, building testable prototypes, and running workshops that give clients real ownership of the work”
Kate Smaje
Senior Partner, Global Leader of Technology and AI
01 / 08
Review 1 of 8. Tey Bannerman. Colleagues have consistently praised Tanaka's ability to bridge technical and business perspectives.

Kind words from the mentors who shaped me

Cambridge Consultants
“Impressive interaction and visual design skills, with equally remarkable expertise in user research.”
Michel Doudin
Principle Designer
McKinsey & Company
“Colleagues have consistently praised Tanaka's ability to bridge technical and business perspectives.”
Tey Bannerman
McKinsey Partner & Head of Design
McKinsey & Company
“Tanaka excels at articulating the logic behind a design solution, building testable prototypes, and running workshops that give clients real ownership of the work”
Kate Smaje
Senior Partner, Global Leader of Technology and AI
01 / 08
Review 1 of 8. Tey Bannerman. Colleagues have consistently praised Tanaka's ability to bridge technical and business perspectives.