David Decker Email & Phone Number

Old Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

I have launched my own consulting firm to:- Work with investment analysts to improve the reliability of their surveys and ensure that forward-looking insights are gained to help predict which companies are most likely to succeed in the next 1-3 years (including the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on consumer, business, and physician behaviors)- Support private equity firms in the due diligence process and monitoring performance of portfolio companies- Work with alternative data providers to develop their product offerings to gain institutional investors as clients, including finding best use cases and helping to create predictive models

Greater New York City Area

Led the development of an internal team that supported UBS equity analysts and economists in using primary research to make more differentiated, fact-based forecasts and recommendations to institutional investor clients.-Collaborated with analysts to develop proprietary information assets that collect unique, investable information, leading to significantly higher client readership and engagement levels, while helping to increase analyst rankings and reduce analyst turnover- Recruited, trained and managed a global team of market research project managers to support UBS’s research analysts and economists -Served as Co-Head of entire UBS Evidence Lab team (2014-2018) as it grew and developed dozens of new alternative data practice areas and analytic techniques to complement market research

Consumer Edge Insight is a market research and consulting firm that helps investors and companies have deeper insight into how consumer behavior is changing around the world and how to profit from those changes. We help investors make better decisions by identifying which companies are most likely to prosper in the future and tracking company performance. We help companies monitor key trends and develop strategies to enhance shareholder value.

Started by helping to cover US beverage stocks and performing primary research for a top-ranked analyst, then led the creation of an internal team that helped Morgan Stanley’s equity analysts use primary research to make more differentiated, fact-based recommendations to institutional investor clients.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Management strategy consulting to large , medium, and small companies in a large variety of industries Focused on developing strategies to grow revenue and profits based on an in-depth understanding of customer needs using quantitative and qualitative market research. Also provided key market sizing estimates for a private equity firm as part of its due diligence process on a local retailer which was hoping to expand.

Greenwich, Ct

Management strategy consulting to multinational companies. Focused enhancing business performance based on detailed analysis of underlying drivers of revenues and costs. Promoted rapidly to MBA-level position.