Naveen Kumar Gonga

CEO

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India8 yrs 9 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led a global design studio transforming startups into market leaders.
  • Designed curriculum and taught innovative courses in design education.
  • Restructured workflows in automotive engineering, enhancing efficiency.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a design leader in the education and automotive sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Design ThinkingBusiness StrategyLeadershipManagement

Other Skills

WorkshopsMechanical EngineeringBrand DesignSocial PsychologyStrategic VisionIndustrial PsychologyBehavioral SciencesResearch DesignCurrency DesignInnovation ManagementFilm DesignCircular DesignProduct DesignUser-centered DesignTeaching

About

I believe great design does not just make things look better, it makes businesses grow faster. As the CEO and Co-Founder of Studio Carbon, I lead a global design studio that helps startups and enterprises transform their ideas into market-leading products and brands. For more than seven years, our team has partnered with visionary founders and organizations across technology, consumer, and impact sectors, turning deep research, systems thinking, and creativity into tangible business outcomes. Our approach is simple: Design that scales, not just shines. Design that builds clarity, not complexity. Design that moves ideas from concept to global impact. Today, Studio Carbon is evolving into a design ecosystem that blends strategy, innovation, and storytelling to help ambitious teams grow faster, stronger, and smarter. If you are building something meaningful, a product, a brand, or an idea that can shape the future, let’s connect.I believe great design does not just make things look better, it makes businesses grow faster. As the CEO and Co-Founder of Studio Carbon, I lead a global design studio that helps startups and enterprises transform their ideas into market-leading products and brands. For more than seven years, our team has partnered with visionary founders and organizations across technology, consumer, and impact sectors, turning deep research, systems thinking, and creativity into tangible business outcomes. Our approach is simple: Design that scales, not just shines. Design that builds clarity, not complexity. Design that moves ideas from concept to global impact. Today, Studio Carbon is evolving into a design ecosystem that blends strategy, innovation, and storytelling to help ambitious teams grow faster, stronger, and smarter. If you are building something meaningful, a product, a brand, or an idea that can shape the future, let’s connect.

Experience

Studio carbon

2 roles

CEO & Co-Founder

Promoted

Apr 2024Present · 1 yr 11 mos · India

Design ThinkingBusiness Strategy

Founding Partner & Chief of Communication Design / Graphic Design

Apr 2018Jun 2024 · 6 yrs 2 mos · India

Design ThinkingLeadership

National institute of fashion technology india

Visiting Professor

Oct 2022Nov 2022 · 1 mo · Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

  • Teaching Experience design course to MDes students.
Design Thinking

School of inspired leadership

Teaching Faculty & Curriculum Design

Oct 2019Nov 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Manesar, Haryana, India

  • Designed the Curriculum for the Masters Program for SOBD. Taught two new courses - Business Design and Design Dynamics.
WorkshopsDesign Thinking

Hero motocorp

Assistant Manager

Jun 2015Mar 2016 · 9 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Top 10 Employees of the Year.
  • Restructured the whole Engine Assembly Workflow and Workstations, formulated SOPs for the Same.
  • Subject Matter Specialist of Engines. Taught at Gurukul, Hero Motocorp in Daruhera.
ManagementMechanical Engineering

Bharat heavy electricals limited

Engineering Intern

May 2014Jun 2014 · 1 mo · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Education

National Institute of Design

Master's Degree in Design — Industrial and Product Design

Jun 2016Feb 2020

Osmania University

Masters Degree in Mass Psychology — Mass Psychology

Sep 2023Dec 2025

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

Bachelor's degree — Mechanical Engineering

Jun 2011Jun 2015

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