Kate Whitney

Kate Whitney currently serves as the Associate Director of Innovation Strategy at The Sound and is also a Strategy & Innovation Consultant at clarkmcdowall, a position held since April 2023. Previously, Kate worked as a Strategy & Innovation Consultant and Associate Director of Innovation Strategy at Egg Strategy from January 2022 to October 2023. Prior roles include Senior Design Researcher & Strategist at Thrive, Experience Designer & Strategist at IN2 Innovation, and Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia Institute of Technology. Kate's earlier career encompasses positions such as Lead Interaction Designer and Research Coordinator at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Research Associate at Atlanta Research & Education Foundation, Center for Writing and Speaking Coordinator at Agnes Scott College, and Public Relations Specialist at Function:. Educational qualifications include a Master of Industrial Design focused on Human-Computer Interaction from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature & Creative Writing, with additional studies in Political Science and Media & Film Studies from Agnes Scott College.