Priyanka Kuvalekar is a Senior UX Researcher at Microsoft, leading mixed-methods research for Microsoft Teams Calling and Agentic AI experiences. She partners closely with product, design, engineering, and data science to build trustworthy, accessible, and usable communication workflows; ensuring research stays at the forefront and directly influences product strategy, roadmaps, and engineering execution. Across 7+ years, Priyanka has led end-to-end UX research across Microsoft, Cisco Webex, Global Payments and Korn Ferry - partnering with cross-functional teams to strategically influence and shape enterprise collaboration, communication, FinTech and HR experiences Furthermore, she holds a Master of Science in User Experience and Interaction Design and is an accessibility champion, leading research with people with disabilities to ensure products are inclusive, compliant, and usable from the start. Beyond work, Priyanka is deeply passionate about giving back to the tech community. She runs an Instagram blog focused on UX and Product work (@uxr.pri) with 5,000+ followers, where she shares practical, structured guidance for aspiring researchers and UX professionals and talks about the realities of working in high-velocity AI product teams. She was also a speaker at the Grace Hopper Conference 2025, has previously spoken at Women in Tech Global 2024, and she actively mentors aspiring and early-career professionals through ADPList and LinkedIn.