Troy Wolverton (born June 13, 1971 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American journalist and the personal technology columnist for the San Jose Mercury News.
He is an occasional commentator on news programs such as the PBS NewsHour.Prior to his current post, Wolverton was a senior writer for TheStreet.com and a writer for CNET.
He began his career in journalism as a Web editor at the Mercury News.Wolverton has a bachelor's degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin and a master's in journalism from the University of Missouri.