Ana Pinto da Silva

Ana Pinto da Silva is the principal user experience (UX) director at Amazon. Her work synthesizes her interests in design, storytelling, architecture and emerging technologies with her deep passion for creative collaboration. In addition to her work at Amazon, Pinto da Silva is the CEO of Minka, a real-estate developer that aims to build intergenerational spaces that foster a sense of community and improve the health and wellbeing of their residents.

Pinto da Silva’s previous experience includes immersive technology envisioning, game development, architecture, and interactive media. She has led design across a wide array of projects including healthcare, education, civics and workplace productivity.

Her work has garnered several awards including the Al Falah Grant from UC-Berkeley in 2002 and a Webby Worthy Award in 2003. In addition to her media work, Pinto da Silva has been an instructor at San Francisco State’s Multimedia Studies Program developing and teaching courses on the history of interactive media and portfolio development.

She is deeply committed to serving the creative community. She is the founder of Seattle Pecha Kucha’s speaker series, one of the longest running PK city series in the world. She currently serves on the board of directors for 4Culture, as board vice president for Design In Public, and served as an advisor to the Seattle Waterfront Design Oversight Committee.

Pinto da Silva holds a bachelor's degree in in architecture from the University of California-Berkeley. She also holds a master's degree in design studies, digital media and production environments from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design. She is a graduate of Seattle’s Leadership Tomorrow program serving as class valedictorian in 2009.