Hunter Whitney, Principal of Hunter Whitney & Associates, Inc., is a UX designer and journalist with experience in developing content for traditional and emerging media. His clients have included Microsoft, Intel, Yahoo!, Monterey Bay Aquarium, National Cancer Institute, as well as other government agencies, NGOs, and start-ups.

He is also a freelance writer and reporter specializing in science, medicine and technology. Hunter has written for publications including: Time, Los Angeles Times, San Jose Mercury News, Variety, Brandweek, Men’s Fitness, PC Computing, Omni, Self, Escape, Interactions, User Experience and others. He holds bachelor’s degrees in English Literature from UCLA and Biology from UCSC.

Hunter recently led a team that created a data visualization tool, using publicly available health data, to assess an individulal’s potential risk for acquiring a particular disease. It won first place at the Health 2.0 Developer Challenge held in October 2010.