Artist. Designer. Engineer.
Leffin makes interactive installations about identity and meaning using technology and the human body.
He also leads experience design at Citibank, building enterprise AI platforms.
EducationMFA Design & Technology, Parsons — HonorsB.Tech Aerospace, IIT Bombay — Minor in Industrial Design
CurrentVP, Experience Design Lead, Citibank
Exhibitions & Festivals
- Currents New Media FestivalEphemeraSanta Fe, NMJun 2026
- NYCxDesignEphemeraNew York, NYMay 2025
- LUMA Festival…And Words Will Echo in My SoulBinghamton, NYSep 2024
- Parsons × LG AI Research…And Words Will Echo in My SoulNew York, NYDec 2023
- Grace Exhibition SpacePalimpsestNew York, NYJun 2023
- Entropy, Parsons MFA ThesisPalimpsestNew York, NYMay 2023
- AMT Moving Image FestivalHuman ConditionNew York, NYApr 2023
Speaking & Teaching
- Parsons School of DesignGuest Lecturer, BFA Design & TechnologyNov 2023
- MIT Reality HackMentor, Hardware TrackJan 2023
- The New School × IBM QuantumSpeaker & Mentor, Quantum Design JamOct 2023
- The New School × IBM QuantumMentor, Quantum Design JamOct 2022
Professional Experience
- VP, Experience Design LeadLeading design of an enterprise AI platformCitibank2024 - Present
- New Media ArtistInteractive installations and immersive experiencesleff.in2021 - Present
- Product ManagerLed 0-to-1 launch of a B2B SaaS platformElements Connect2023 - 2024
- Branding & Editorial DesignerBrand identity and editorial designFreelance2023
- Graduate Research AssistantAI and interactive design researchParsons School of Design2021 - 2023
- Data ScientistBig Data Analytics, Automation and web accessibilityCitibank2016 - 2021
- Event ManagerSocial entrepreneurship festival managementAbhyuday, IIT Bombay2013 - 2016
- InternMAV to harness high-altitude wind energyJetstream Electric2015