Ben Stern

Ben Stern has a diverse work experience in the market research industry. Ben currently works as an Insight Director at Black Swan Data, where they oversee a team of 12 consultants and helps deliver social analytics projects for major consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies. Ben'srole involves guiding clients on using their SaaS platform effectively and delivering specialized analytics projects.

Prior to this, Ben worked at Kantar, where they held multiple roles. Ben started as a Junior Research Executive at DJS Research Ltd, managing quantitative market research projects and writing reports. Ben then joined Kantar TNS as a Research Executive, where they employed various quantitative research methodologies and began working with unstructured data. Ben later became a Senior Research Executive, leading projects involving social media analysis and customer experience tracking.

At Kantar, Ben moved to the Analytics Practice and secured two promotions. Ben worked as an Insight Analyst, Senior Insight Analyst, and eventually as an Analytics Insight Manager. In their role as an Analytics Insight Manager, they reported directly to the leader of the Insight Delivery Team and managed two analysts. Ben successfully led a 7-market social analytics study and contributed to the development of a globally relevant questionnaire for a segmentation project.

Overall, Ben's work experience highlights their expertise in social analytics, innovation research, market segmentation, and project management. Ben has a strong track record of delivering high-quality insights and driving the development of analytics tools and methodologies.

Ben Stern completed their education as follows:

Ben obtained a Master's Degree in Human Geography Research from Newcastle University from 2014 to 2015. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor's Degree in Human Geography from the same university from 2011 to 2014.

Before attending Newcastle University, Ben Stern attended Manchester Grammar School from 2004 to 2011. Unfortunately, no degree or field of study information is available for this period.

In addition to their academic education, Ben Stern obtained the Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) certification from Scrum Alliance in July 2021. Ben also holds a Rugby Union Coach Level 1 certification; however, the institution and completion date for this certification are not specified.