Kinya McDowell

Kinya McDowell is a seasoned User Experience Researcher with extensive experience across various industries. Currently serving at 7-Eleven since March 2022, Kinya previously held roles at EY as Lead UX Researcher and at Wells Fargo as an Accessibility Consultant. Kinya's expertise includes providing website accessibility services at CVS Health and developing responsive lead generation sites as a UX Consultant for Follett Learning. Kinya has also contributed to internal application systems for Sidley Austin LLP, collaborated on financial applications at JPMorgan Chase & Co., and led digital product initiatives at State Farm. Kinya's career began at GrubHub as a User Experience Researcher, with a strong foundation in research methodologies and user-centered design. Kinya's educational background includes coursework towards a Master's degree in Information Architecture and a BA in Political Science from Howard University.