Naya Estimation AI Expert Advisory Board

Larry Kallio

VP of Global Product Development at MillerKnoll

Larry leads product design at one of the largest global furniture manufacturers, where cost and manufacturability decisions are made at scale across categories. His perspective bridges design intent and production cost reality, the tension our platform is built to solve.

Steven Eppinger

MIT Professor, Industrial Design (widely cited)

Steven is one of the most cited voices in product development methodology, co-author of the field's leading textbook on product design and development. His academic rigor gives our cost models an evidence-based foundation grounded in how the best organizations actually structure the design-to-cost process.

Adrian Gill

Former VP of Design at Puma

Adrian spent his career leading design at one of the world's largest footwear and apparel brands, where cost targets shape nearly every design decision. He brings first-hand insight into how top-tier consumer brands balance design ambition with cost discipline at scale.

David Radcliffe

Former SVP of Google Workplace Design

David led design and real estate for one of the world's largest corporate campuses, overseeing enormous build and material cost decisions. His experience managing cost at that scale gives him a rare vantage point on how design and cost intersect outside of traditional manufacturing.

Amar Hanspal

Former CEO of Autodesk

Amar led the company behind the design and engineering software used across nearly every manufacturing industry we serve. His deep understanding of how design tools shape cost and production decisions makes him uniquely positioned to guide our product roadmap.

Jake Rudin

Former Director of Design at Adidas

Jake spent his career designing products where cost targets are inseparable from design decisions from day one. He offers a practitioner's view of how frontline design teams navigate costing constraints in a high-volume consumer brand.

Evan Sharp

Co-founder of Pinterest

Evan co-founded and helped scale one of the world's largest consumer platforms, bringing a builder's instinct for product and design at scale. His perspective helps us think about how to make complex cost data intuitive and usable for design and engineering teams.

Praveer Melwani

CFO of Figma

Praveer brings financial rigor from leading finance at one of the fastest-growing design software companies in the world. His perspective ensures our cost estimation methodology holds up not just technically, but financially: the kind of scrutiny enterprise buyers will expect.

David Gerber

Project Architect at Zaha Hadid, USC Professor

David was a project architect at Zaha Hadid Architects, later a VP at Gehry Technologies and global research manager at Arup. His USC research on predicting cost early in design sharpens our models for architecture, construction, and interiors.

John Humphrey

COO of North Atlantic Corp

John runs operations at North Atlantic Corp, a family-owned manufacturer of custom doors, windows, staircases, and millwork. He oversees a high-mix, made-to-order business, where continuous improvement and tight cost control decide whether custom work stays profitable.

Pritesh Gandhi

Former Lead of Digital Transformation at Holcim

Pritesh led digital transformation at LafargeHolcim, one of the world's largest building-materials manufacturers, and co-founded Ambient Devices, an MIT Media Lab spinoff that shipped over a million units through major retailers. He's worked both ends of physical production, from global-scale materials to consumer hardware.