Global Analytics Firm Gradient Metrics Unveils New Advisory Board

Global analytics firm Gradient Metrics today announced the launch of a new advisory board, which is comprised of a distinguished group of marketing scholars and research and data experts.

The board will serve as trusted advisors on the latest market research theories, methodologies and tools as Gradient Metrics continues to provide solutions to clients on how best to design, develop and market products, and attract and inspire employees.

Gradient Metrics welcomes the following advisory board members:

Patti Williams is the Ira A. Lipman associate professor of marketing at the Wharton School. Williams has received multiple awards for her teaching. Her research interests include the role of emotions in consumer decision making. Williams has served as associate editor for the Journal of Consumer Research and serves on the Editorial Review Boards for the Journal of Marketing Research and the Journal of Consumer Psychology.  

David Bell is the president of Idea Farm Ventures, a venture firm dedicated to the consumer lifestyle space. He is also an award-winning researcher, teacher and author. His best-selling book, 'Location Is (Still) Everything' focuses on how we use the internet to shop and search for information. A sought-after advisor and seed investor, Bell invested in and consults with transformative brands such as Burrow, Bonobos, Harry’s, and Warby Parker, among others.

Hannes Datta is an award-winning scholar and teacher. An associate professor at Tilburg University in The Netherlands, Datta develops advanced econometric models to guide managerial decision-making and improve understanding of digital consumer behaviour. He is an expert in digital media consumption, excels at working with large data sets, in addition to cloud computing. Datta recently won Marketing Science Institute’s 2019 Young Scholar Award and was recognised by the American Marketing Association and Marketing Science Institute with the H. Paul Root Award for his research paper, 'How Well Does Consumer-Based Brand Equity Align with Sales-Based Brand Equity and Marketing-Mix Response?'

“We welcome Patti, David and Hannes to our advisory board and are fortunate to partner with such accomplished leaders,” said Thomas Vladeck, founder and managing director, Gradient Metrics. “We look forward to their expert guidance as we continue to evolve and grow, providing cutting-edge methodologies to help solve our client’s most pressing needs.”

“I’ve spent my career focused on understanding consumer insights, particularly in the area of emotions,” noted Williams. “I’m excited to work with Gradient Metrics to provide the very best research and analytics to brands and the political community using leading-edge, innovative research methodologies.”

Bell added: “As an investor in many iconic next-gen consumer and retail brands and a big fan of rigour and analytics from my academic days, I'm excited to work with Gradient Metrics to provide early stage founders with the thought partnership and tools they need to de-risk their ventures and set them on a path to success.”

“I’m thrilled to guide Gradient Metrics on using state-of-the-art methodology from the marketing domain,” said Datta. “There’s so much we can do to help clients, and I’m eager to work with Gradient Metrics by funnelling a bit of my own creative energy and skills to advance the practice of marketing.”