Dan Cooney

Dan Cooney is an experienced Information Architect and User Experience Researcher currently working at Aligned IA since February 2023. Previously, Dan served as a Senior Information Architect and Delivery Lead at The Understanding Group, LLC, where responsibility included guiding teams through research and delivery of digital information solutions. Dan also has a background in academia, having taught a course on evaluating systems and services at the University of Michigan School of Information. Additional experience includes leadership roles in user experience design at Grand River Interactive, business analysis and information architecture at Cooney Information Group, UX consulting for Pfizer, and research staff positions at the University of Michigan. Dan holds a Master of Science in Information with a focus on Human-Computer Interaction from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science in Philosophy and English from Eastern Michigan University.