Bryon Allen, PhD is Chief Operations Officer at Wilson Research Strategies.

Focus
Bryon is an expert in a variety of modes of applied behavioral research.  With formal training in microeconomics and applied econometrics and extensive experience in polling and marketing research, Bryon brings a unique blend of methodological sophistication and practical experience to WRS’s research. 

Bryon has conducted hundreds of polls on topics including pricing and demand analysis, mergers and acquisitions, health care, life insurance, annuities, jury selection, energy development, and renewable and alternative energy as well as polls for campaigns ranging from city council races to Presidential campaigns.  Bryon also leads WRS’s higher education team and specializes in helping colleges and universities improve their alumni relations and development practices.

Pertinent Background & Relationships

• Provides research and strategic consulting to organizations ranging in size from major corporations to start-up companies and a variety of public organizations.
• Pioneered advanced methodologies for combining primary data collection with analysis of secondary data and data mining to better inform decision-making.
• Trusted advisor to candidates and political leadership across the country on campaign and policy decision-making.
• Provider of alumni and development research, strategic counsel, and data mining to membership organizations and some of the largest universities in the country.

Credentials

• PhD from Colorado State University.
• Masters of Public Service and Administration from George Bush School of Government at Texas A&M University.
• Bachelor’s degree from Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.
• Former staffer of the White House Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs where he oversaw economic analyses and data collections of the USEPA, Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Email: ballen@w-r-s.com

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