Research Committee

Primary Responsibilities:

Consult on research used for strategic and creative development of Ad Council campaigns
Provide input on research and analysis concerning campaign effectiveness
Advise staff of industry news and trends that bear influence on Ad Council activities
Act as an ambassador for the Ad Council’s activities in members’ spheres of influence
Advise Ad Council regarding research-related initiatives affecting branding, operations and other organizational matters

Lauren Block
Professor of Marketing
Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College

Sheri Bretan
Senior Vice President, Managing Director
TNS

Idil Cakim
Senior Vice President
GolinHarris

Joan Chiaramonte
Owner, The Chiaramonte Group

Cindy Cox Roman
President
WIT Consulting, LLC

James Donius
President
Marketplace Measurement Worldwide

Michelle Eule
Managing Director
Dynamic Logic

Marianne Foley
Principal
CommSight

Robert Frydlewicz
Consultant

Judy Harrigan
President
Harrigan-Bodick, Inc.

Stacy R. Finkelstein
Assistant Professor of Health Policy & Management
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

Bill Havlena
VP Data Analytics
Dynamic Logic

Phillip Herr
Senior Vice President
Millward Brown, Inc.

Mike Hess
EVP-Research, Marketing Science and Consumer Insights
Carat

Jean Johnson
Senior Vice President and Director of Programs
Public Agenda

Jason Levin
VP, Data Analytics
Carat

Gerry Lukeman
Chairman Emeritus
IPSOS-ASI

Jean O'Neil
Consultant

Raymond Pettit
Sr. VP, Research and Standards
The Advertising Research Foundation

Sandy Radoff
President
S. Radoff Associates LLC

Larry Sklar
Director of Research
Time Warner City Cable

Hal Spielman
President
Ideation Consulting

Humphrey Taylor
Chairman, Harris Poll
Harris Interactive

Mark Truss
Partner, Director of Brand Intelligence
J. Walter Thompson

Tanya White
Vice President, Strategy and Research
DraftFCB

Monica Wood
Consultant

Nimal Deshpande
Account Planner
SS+K

Erica Yahr-Rader
SVP Strategic Planner
McCann-Erickson