President and CEO Nancy Smith founded Analytic Partners in 2000. Prior to starting AP, Nancy worked at ASI (now, Ipsos ASI) and Clairol, where she managed marketing insights projects, teams and vendors. Nancy has an MBA degree from the University at Buffalo School of Management, where she focused on econometrics, marketing and international business. With AP, Nancy is proud to lead the world’s largest independent global marketing analytics solution provider.

As CFO, Jeff Driskill collaborates to identify strategic growth opportunities and oversees strategic and tactical matters as they relate to budget management, cost benefit analysis, and forecasting. With more than 20 years of experience in global finance, Jeff has facilitated acquisitions with Serious Eats and Tapad, elevated the New York Mercantile Exchange to a global company, and has driven millions in equity & debt financing. As a founding team member of Tapad, Driskill was central to its $360 million acquisition by Telenor in 2016.

Maggie Merklin has been an invaluable resource within Analytic Partners for 20 years. Maggie leads our Client Engagement Teams, and partners with our Product and Business Development teams to drive AP’s growth and development. Maggie plays a key role in bringing new solutions and innovations to address evolving data, and both marketplace, and business challenges.

Hong Jin, MIT Ph.D, has been with AP for over 13 years, and leads our global R&D initiatives including Advanced Analytics, Methodology, Software Development, data science, AI, Augmented Analytics, and other innovations. Hong has more than 20 years of experience in marketing analytics including optimization solution design and deployment. He has worked in both corporate and consulting environments across multiple industries.

Virginie brings to AP 16+ years of management experience in strategic advisory, digital transformation, and analytics, built across several global leadership roles. Beyond her expertise on the client side, Virginie has a keen interest in governance emerging practices to efficiently manage analytics risk.

Based out of our Dublin office, Kevin brings 13+ years of analytics experience to his role as Vice President, EMEA where he helps major brands grow across the globe. Originally from an academic background, Kevin is interested in going beyond the sales impact of marketing, looking at a bigger picture.

As the Head of DACH, Maren Seitz oversees the brand’s expansion in the German-speaking region, as well as the strengthening of existing and new client relationships. After ten years in Australia, where she worked for Ipsos, among others, she returned to Germany in 2017. The marketing expert has 15+ years of experience in research-based consulting with a focus on marketing effectiveness, touchpoint and media strategy.

Andy is heading our London office and has more than 20 years of experience in marketing and digital measurement. He spent the last seven years leading a Media & Analytics Measurement Consultancy for Kantar in various international locations. Prior to this, he spent eight years at media conglomerate NBC Universal in New York overseeing research and analytics in the News & Sports division.

Based out of our Shanghai office, Jun is responsible for Asia operations at Analytics Partners. With 15+ years of analytics experience, Jun brings innovative solutions and high-value consulting skills to help global and local clients drive analytic adoptions in Asia. Jun holds a Ph.D. degree from Temple University in the US and a bachelor’s degree from Peking University in China.

Paul Sinkinson is responsible for the Australian operations at Analytic Partners. With over 15 years of analytics experience, Paul has worked across many of Australia’s leading brands in Finance, FMCG, Logistics, and Travel. Paul has a passion for reducing the complexity of the fragmented marketing environment to create clear pathways for growth.

Rich Gascoyne is responsible for partnering with Fortune 500 companies to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of their marketing investments. Previously, Rich was President and Co-founder of EngageSciences, which was acquired by Wayin, upon which he was named CRO. He also served in executive roles at Vignette, Accenture and Claremont Technology Group. Rich is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and author of the book, “Corporate Internet Planning Guide: Aligning Internet Strategy with Business Goals.”

Joe LaSala oversees global marketing efforts across branding, demand generation, sales enablement, and press and analyst relations. Based in New York, Joe has over 20 years of experience in marketing and communications for global technology and services companies. Joe earned his BA at Hobart College and an MBA at Zicklin School of Business – Baruch College.

Peter brings a wealth of global experience across a wide range of infrastructure (network, data & cloud), business continuity, security, and enterprise SaaS technology solutions. His most recent roles include senior roles at Reval, Bottomline Technologies, and Allegient Systems.

Located at Analytic Partners’ New York office, Mike Menkes has spent the past decade helping grow Analytic Partners’ consulting services. Mike currently focuses on key global clients and corporate initiatives centered on delivering client service excellence. Mike has a keen interest in identifying breakthrough insights and implementing processes to help clients make use of advanced analytics.

Based in the NYC office, Konstantinos brings more than 20 years of expertise in marketing analytics and consulting leadership. He has held senior positions at analytics firms including (m)PHASIZE and Nielsen. He has also held roles at The Modeling Group and MMA (Marketing Management Analytics).

Mike Storms is focused on creating valuable connections between AP and its corporate and data partners. Mike brings leadership experience in architecting data strategies and developing solutions to the role. Mike has a BSE from Princeton University and has led large analytic departments for leading agencies.

Aaron Baker is based in AP’s New York office and is responsible for leading project teams to successfully execute marketing effectiveness engagements for large global brands. He has over 14 years of global consulting experience and specializes in econometric modeling, marketing optimization, and dynamic results reporting.

Fred Chassé leads AP’s Denver and Charlottesville offices. Fred is responsible for client relationships across a number of industries with a wide range of analytic services. Experienced in implementing complex analytic programs in organizations large and small, Fred is known for consistently driving marketing ROI improvements for many of AP’s clients.