Josh DeFriez

Josh DeFriez is an experienced researcher with a diverse background in qualitative analysis and user experience research. Starting as a Research Associate at Strata Policy, DeFriez co-published an economic evaluation of the Clean Water Act and contributed to various publications while leading a research team on energy regulation. Subsequent roles included conducting factory audits for CBS Manufacturing Group in China and serving as a Graduate Research Assistant at The University of Chicago. Most notably, DeFriez worked as a Senior Qualitative Researcher at Beall Research, where skills in respondent recruitment and data analysis were honed. In recent years, DeFriez has held various positions at Walgreens, transitioning to a User Experience Researcher in virtual reality at Meta.