Designers from Perplexity

Justin Graham is a San Francisco-based Product Designer currently shaping AI-driven experiences at Perplexity, bringing a rare blend of architectural thinking and digital craft to his work. With a background spanning both large-scale enterprises and nimble startups, he has lent his expertise to an impressive roster of clients including Google, Grammarly, VSCO, Flipboard, and more. His multidisciplinary approach — spanning product design, creative direction, and 3D — positions him at the intersection of emerging technology and refined visual storytelling.

Henry Modisett is VP of Design at Perplexity, where he leads design for one of the most ambitious AI-native products reshaping how people access information. With a career spanning leadership roles at Google and Quora, he brings deep expertise in scaling design organizations and crafting intuitive product experiences at the intersection of complexity and clarity. Henry's work is defined by a founding designer mindset—building thoughtful, high-impact design systems from the ground up in fast-moving, high-stakes environments.

Chris Lee is a multidisciplinary designer with 12 years of experience spanning design, product, and engineering across consumer and B2B products at companies like Google, Uber Eats, Patreon, and Sprig. With a foundation in Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon, he brings a rare technical fluency to his craft, having thrived as both an individual contributor and design leader. Now part of the design staff at Perplexity, Chris continues to bridge the gap between great design and great engineering to build impactful user experiences.

Gunnar Gray is a multidisciplinary Product Design Lead at Perplexity, based in Minneapolis, MN, with deep expertise spanning visual design, product design, 3D, and motion work. He previously served as a founding designer at Artifact, where he collaborated with Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger to build an AI-powered news discovery engine that was later acquired by Yahoo. Gunnar brings a rare blend of creative versatility and product thinking to the intersection of design and emerging technology.

Jade Franson is a product designer shaping the future of AI-driven search experiences as a Member of Design Staff at Perplexity. With a background spanning high-impact roles at Duolingo and Salesforce, she brings a rare blend of cognitive science and digital design expertise to craft intuitive, user-centered products. Rooted in a USC education and enriched by a design fellowship at 8VC, Jade brings a sharp strategic lens and a passion for mentorship to every stage of the design process.