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Hannah Duffy

Senior UX/Design Research & Innovation Lead specializing in product strategy and venture building

Helena Capital Venture FirmUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignRemote12 Years ExperienceSenior Level

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Experience

Venture Capital Research Innovation Associate (Resident)Helena Capital Venture Firm · Nov 2025 – Present
Venture Capital Innovation (Fellow)VC Lab Founder Institute · Jul 2025 – Oct 2025
Design Researcher & Innovation Lead (Contractor)Panasonic Well · Feb 2025 – Oct 2025contract
Principal Researcher & Innovation Consultant (Contractor)Apple · Oct 2024 – Nov 2024contract
Innovation Strategist & Venture Co-Builder (Contractor)Offline Studio · Feb 2023 – Feb 2024contract
Design Strategist & Innovation Consultant (Contractor)Smart Design · Apr 2022 – Jul 2022contract
Design Researcher & Innovation Consultant (Contractor)Yes Health · Jun 2021 – Jan 2022contract
Design Researcher & Innovation Consultant (Contractor)Instacart · Jan 2020 – Jan 2022contract
Design Researcher & Innovation Consultant (Contractor)Front · May 2021 – Jun 2021contract
Senior UX Design Researcher & Innovation Lead (FTE)GE Healthcare · Sep 2018 – Oct 2019
Principal UX Researcher & Innovation Consultant (FTE)GfK Nielsen IQ · Mar 2012 – Aug 2018

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Education

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaignbachelor, Industrial Design (2010)

Awards

  • Core 77 Design Award (Student Research & Strategy Competition) - 2011
  • Red Dot Communication Design Award for GE Healthcare's Edison Design System - 2020

Skills

MentorshipProduct strategyCollaborationMarket researchNetworkingMVP developmentEmployer brandingSystems designProduct developmentCandidate experience managementEarly product infrastructureInfrastructure designTalent strategyM&A analysisProblem framing

Languages

English

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Hannah DuffySenior UX/Design Research & Innovation Lead specializing in product strategy and venture building