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.
Adam Cunningham
Programming Manager, Los Angeles
Alex Rassouli
Senior Analyst, Quantitative Research, Los Angeles
Alexa Decina
Associate Director, Insights & Strategy, New York
Alexandra Price
Operations Manager, New York
Alison Servi
President, Los Angeles
Allison Connolly
Associate Director, Quantitative Research, Chicago
Amy Rogoff Dunn
Partner, Insights & Strategy, New York
Aniké Owoye
Manager, Qualitative Research, Los Angeles
Aviva Urkov
Manager, Experience Innovation & Design Research, Chicago
Becca Brown
Senior Director, Insights & Strategy, Chicago
Brenna Malta
Associate Director, Quantitative Research, Los Angeles
Brian Reif
Associate Director, Insights & Strategy, Chicago
Cat Iribarne
Director, Quantitative Research, New York
Chelsea Schafer
Vice President, Insights & Strategy, New York
Christian Tobler
Data Processor, Los Angeles
Christy Schmidt
Senior Analyst, 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
Emily White
Senior Vice President, Finance & Accounting, Los Angeles
Emma Erion-Brewer
Marketing Associate, Los Angeles
Erin Casement
Senior Director, Marketing, Los Angeles
Gareth Schweitzer
Co-Founder, Los Angeles
Isabelle VanDixhorn
Senior Analyst, 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
Associate Director, Brand Strategy, New York
Jenna Levine
Associate Director, Experience Innovation & Design Research, New York
Jessie Sims
SVP, Insights & Strategy, Los Angeles
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
Joseph Valenza
Associate Director, Insights & Strategy, New York
Kaitlin McMenemon-Taraby
Vice President, Insights & Strategy, New York
Kathryn Rhine
Senior Director, Insights & Strategy, Chicago
Kelsey Allen-Niesen
Manager, Qualitative Research, Los Angeles
Kiki McCaslin
Project Manager, Qualitative Research, New York
Kuba Kierlanczyk
Director, Insights & Strategy, Chicago
Lanna Lee Maheux-Quinn
Manager, Data Processing, New York
Magdalena Madrigal
Analyst, Quantitative Research, Chicago
Margot Wilk
Director, Insights & Strategy, Los Angeles
Mariah Schepers
Executive Assistant & Coordinator, Los Angeles
Mariana Amespil
Senior Manager, Finance & Accounting, Los Angeles
Mark Micheli
Vice President, Experience Innovation & Product Strategy, Chicago
Mary Wang-Boucher
Field Manager, New York
Matt Drab
Senior Director, Insights & Strategy, Chicago
Matt Paladino
Partner, Insights & Strategy, Chicago
Max Branson
Associate Director of Action Marketing, Material, Los Angeles
Michelle Kannenberg
Senior Analyst, Quantitative Research, Chicago
Mike Henderson
Director, Experience Innovation, New York
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
Sunetra Banerjee
Field Director, New York
Susan Braun
COO, Material Action Division, Los Angeles
Teiko Uyekawa
Associate Director, Cultural Insights, New York
Tom Bernthal
Co-Founder, Los Angeles
Vanessa Shelden
Associate Director, Client Development, Los Angeles
Zach Morgan
Senior Analyst, Quantitative Research, Los Angeles
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