Who We Are
Our best asset is our team, and our recipe is simple: hire the most collaborative, curious, and insightful people, and empower them to do their best work.
Rooted in journalism. Fueled by curiosity.
As a company founded by journalists, we’re investigators at heart. It’s what our social scientists, data analysts, designers, marketers, and idea engineers have in common– an innate desire to understand the human experience.
At our core, we are storytellers.
Kelton is an insights and strategy firm with a penchant for great narratives. We help companies use the power of data-backed storytelling to change behavior, motivate internal teams, and create strong bonds between brand and customer.
Empathy In Action.
Across our offices, on client projects, and in every single interaction, we work to foster empathy in everything we do. And we help companies do the same, inspiring products, services, and experiences that exceed customers’ needs.
You’ll find us on the ground in
Every year we’re working on 6 continents, 48 countries, thousands of cities to untangle consumer complexities to help businesses grow.
Meet the Humans of Kelton
Our people are everything. Get to know the incredible data-heads, strategists, innovators, and storytellers that make Kelton great.
Alexa Decina
Director, Insights & Strategy, New York
Alexandra Price
Operations Manager, New York
Alison Servi
President, Los Angeles
Amy Rogoff Dunn
Partner, Insights & Strategy, New York
Aniké Owoye
Manager, Qualitative Research, Los Angeles
Aviva Urkov
Associate Director, Experience Innovation & Design Research, Chicago
Brenna Malta
Associate Director, Quantitative Research, Los Angeles
Brian Reif
Director, Insights & Strategy, Chicago
Cat Iribarne
Director, Quantitative Research, New York
Christian Tobler
Data Processor, Los Angeles
Christy Schmidt
Manager, Quantitative Research, New York
Courtney Clark
Vice President, Insights & Strategy, New York
Danielle Sherman
Vice President, Communications & Media, New York
Dave Mason
Digital Research Operations Lead, Los Angeles
Doug Parent
Senior Consultant, Insights & Strategy
Emily Armando
Senior Analyst, Quantitative Research, New York
Emily Kress
Manager, Insights & Strategy, New York
Emma Erion-Brewer
Marketing Manager, Operations & Analytics, Los Angeles
Erin Casement
Senior Director, Marketing, Los Angeles
Gareth Schweitzer
Co-Founder, Los Angeles
Isabelle VanDixhorn
Manager, Quantitative Research, Chicago
Jaclyn Jakucki
Senior Vice President, Insights & Strategy, Los Angeles
Jaime McMahon
Senior Director, Operations, Los Angeles
Jane Bender
Director, Business Development, New York
Jay Becton
Director, Brand Strategy, New York
Jenna Levine
Associate Director, Experience Innovation & Design Research, New York
Joey Doney
Senior Vice President, Insights & Strategy, Dallas
John Phillips
Senior Director, Design Research, Los Angeles
John Wise
Vice President, Cultural Insights & Brand Strategy, New York
Kaitlin McMenemon-Taraby
Vice President, Insights & Strategy, New York
Kathryn Rhine
Vice President, Insights & Strategy, Chicago
Kelsey Allen-Niesen
Manager, Qualitative Research, Los Angeles
Kiki McCaslin
Project Manager, Qualitative Research, New York
Lanna Lee Maheux-Quinn
Director, Data Processing, New York
Magdalena Madrigal
Analyst, Quantitative Research, Chicago
Mariana Amespil
Senior Manager, Finance & Accounting, Los Angeles
Mary Wang-Boucher
Field Manager, New York
Matt Drab
Senior Director, Insights & Strategy, Chicago
Matt Paladino
Partner, Insights & Strategy, Chicago
Max Branson
Director, Content Marketing, Los Angeles
Michelle Kannenberg
Senior Analyst, Quantitative Research, Chicago
Monica Orijel
Client Finance Manager, Finance & Accounting, Los Angeles
Richard McCullough
Senior Consultant, Advanced Analytics
Roberto Roncarati
Senior Consultant, Europe
Sameera Polavarapu
Senior Analyst, Qualitative Research, New York
Samuel Chaikin
Analyst, Quantitative Research, Los Angeles
Sarah Fox
SVP, Insights & Strategy, Los Angeles
Siobhan Gregory
Senior Consultant, Design Research
Stacey Lutz, PhD
Vice President, Qualitative Research, New York
Susan Braun
COO, Material Action Division, Los Angeles
Teiko Uyekawa
Associate Director, Cultural Insights, New York
Tom Bernthal
Co-Founder, Los Angeles
Zach Morgan
Manager, Quantitative Research, Los Angeles
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Market Research Services
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Case Studies
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Perspectives
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