Personal Bio
Dr. David Hunnicutt is the President of The Wellness Councils of America. WELCOA is dedicated to helping American business create a healthier and more productive workforce. By helping companies of all sizes improve employee health, contain healthcare costs, and increase productivity, WELCOA has established itself as one of the premier worksite wellness organizations in the U.S.
As the President of WELCOA, Dr. Hunnicutt is committed to the notion that good health is good business. Grounded by that belief, David has had the privilege of working closely with WELCOA's Board of Directors and Staff to advance a national health and productivity movement that now involves over 3,400 WELCOA member corporations.
Fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time, David and his WELCOA teammates have partnered with some of the nation's brightest minds and most talented professionals to develop an infrastructure that moves millions of wellness publications each year.
To further advance WELCOA's mission, David has had the unique opportunity of working with some of the most progressive companies in America. By focusing their energies, David has helped numerous companies build best-in-class wellness programs.
Since 1995, David has keynoted more than 300 national events for such audiences as:
- The National Chamber of Commerce,
- The American Journal of Health Promotion,
- The National Institutes of Health,
- The Federal Aviation Administration,
- The US Department of Health and Human Services,
- The US Department of Education,
- The United Nations
- The Healthy People 2010 National Forum
- The National Wellness Institute
Dr. Hunnicutt has written, edited, and produced more than a dozen books, including a best-selling medical self-care book that has sold more than 200,000 copies. David also serves as WELCOA's Executive Editor of Absolute Advantage, a national corporate wellness magazine and The Well Workplace, an award-winning employee health newsletter that is now in its tenth year of publication.
In 2004 and 2005, David, along with a select group of national leaders, served as consultants to Tommy Thompson, former Secretary of Health and Human Services and the National Conference of Governors chaired by the Honorable Mike Huckabee, Governor of Arkansas.
Dr. Hunnicutt's opinions, expertise, and work have appeared in such media as MSN, CBS News, CBS MarketWatch, Businessweek, CIO Magazine, Business and Health, American Medical News, Workforce Magazine and numerous local and national newspapers.
David Hunnicutt grew up in northern Minnesota and graduated from Concordia College. He went on to receive an MS from North Dakota State University and a PhD from the University of New Mexico.
