Kerry Burnight, PhD is a national expert on aging. She is the founder of The Gerontologist, Inc, an advisory firm helping companies gain deep and accurate understandings of the needs and preferences of older people. Prior to The Gerontologist, Burnight served on the executive leadership team of GrandPad, a technology firm that has connected over 100,000 adults using custom-engineered tablets. As Chief Gerontologist, she created a team of colleagues ages 82-106 who uncovered thousands points of frustration and an equal number of elements required for successful product and service design.