About Us
Management Team
Randy Shumway: CEO
Managing Director, Answerthink
Senior Associate, Bain & Company
Market/Product Management, Dow Chemical
Expert: Professional Researcher Certification
Harvard Business School, MBA, Highest Honors
Dr. Trent Kaufman: Principal
Researcher; Harvard, SBC, Pioneer Institute
Fellowship; Harvard, UC Berkeley, IISME
Teacher and Administrator; Alameda County High, Middle, and Elementary Schools
Expert: Professional Researcher Certification
Harvard, Ph.D., Policy Studies; UC Berkeley, M.S.
Dr. Keith Allred: Principal
Chief Operating Officer; Health Catalyst
Associate Professor; Harvard University
Assistant Professor; Columbia University
Founder; The Common Interest
Democrat Gubernatorial Nominee, 2010; State of Idaho
University of California, Los Angeles; PhD
Dr. Dan Jones: Principal
Professor, Political Science; University of Utah
Co-Director; Huntsman Cancer Institute
Associate Director, Hinckley Institute of Politics; University of Utah
CEO, Dan Jones & Associates
Director, Survey Research; Utah State University
University of Utah, Ph.D., Political Science
Patricia "Pat" Jones: Principal
Senate Minority Leader, Utah State Senate
Co-Chair, Senate Ethics Committee
Board of Directors, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors, Intermountain Healthcare Foundation
Member, Qualitative Research Consultants Association (QRCA)
University of Utah, B.S., Communications
Scott Hardy: Principal
Director of Product Management, Cisco Systems
Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company
Director of Marketing, Partsmaster Europe
Consultant, Monitor Group
Harvard Business School, MBA with Honors
Dr. David S. Doty: Principal
Superintendent, Canyons School District, Sandy, UT
Assistant Commissioner & Director of Policy Studies, Utah System of Higher Education
School Attorney, Duff, White & Turner
Brigham Young University, Ph.D.; Brigham Young University, J.D.; Stanford University, M.A.
Dr. Richard Shumway: Principal
Chair of Agricultural & Resource Economics Dept., WSU
Economics Professor, WSU and Texas A&M
President of Faculty Senate, Texas A&M
UC Davis, PhD, Agricultural & Resource Economics
Lawrence Cowan: Director
Lead Business Consultant, Morris Murdock
Senior Research Analyst, Bassett Furniture
Brigham Young University, B.A., Communications
Westminster College, MBA, Business Economics
Aaron Anderson: Director
Policy Director, University of California, Berkeley
Associate Director, Utah State University
Harvard University, EdM
Cornell University, MPA
Dave King: Director
Research Manager, Utah System of Higher Education
Senior Account Executive, Western Wats, Inc
University of Utah, Masters of Statistics
University of Utah, Ph.D. candidate, Marketing
David Wright: Director
President; E.B. Consulting
Information Technology Officer; Commercial Construction
Chief Operations Officer; The Women's Information Network
Enterprise Systems Consultant; Credit Suisse/LAN Supervision
Colorado State University, MBA