Chris Whalen — Design leader. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Leading product design across web, TV, mobile, and theatrical at Angel.

Six senior designers across web, TV, mobile, and theatrical. Two years building, shipping, and writing publicly about AI as a serious design collaborator.

Head-of-Design scope. Six senior designers. Web, TV, mobile, theatrical. Peer to the Head of Product. Reports to the CXO.

AI-native practice. Two years of building, shipping, and writing publicly about AI in production design work.

Multiplier by practice. Hire well, get out of the way, let the best idea win.

Founder depth. Raised, built, shipped, and wound down a venture-backed startup. Concurrent with Angel.

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Chris is one of the most capable design leaders I've worked with. He builds teams that ship with clarity and taste, and he does it without ego.

Seth Taylor, CXO, Angel