Lauren Benditt Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

Consulting with clients to help them: define their data needs and clarify research objectives, develop a research study/agenda to achieve these objectives, and translate data into a logical narrative that helps them and their stakeholders make data-driven business decisionsProviding leadership and mentorship for a 30-person research team; managing the growth and career development of both managers and individual contributors, and providing training and development opportunities to help them achieve their career goalsDirecting all phases of technology market research studies from proposal, study and sample design, questionnaire development and programming, analysis, report writing, and presentation

San Francisco Bay Area

Consulted with clients to help them: define their data needs, develop a research study/agenda to meet these needs, and make the best decisions possible by giving clear and actionable recommendationsManaged and executed all phases of technology market research studies, from study design through reporting and presentationManaged and coached 6 direct reports

San Francisco Bay Area

Worked with clients to identify and develop research goalsDeveloped questionnaires for market research projects using experimental and non-experimental methodologiesManaged technology market research projects, including: managing vendors, conducting analyses, producing final reports for clients, and presenting analysis to clients.

San Francisco

Managed technology market research projects, conducting analysis, and producing final reports for client companiesSurvey design QC

Worked with product team to build user database, to identify user diversity and benchmark product.Designed and fielded multiple surveys on user experience and customer satisfaction.Consulted on data collection flow and implementation.

Extensive experience in research design and analysis using multiple methodologies including surveys, experiments, ethnographic field research, and in-depth interviews.Conducted more than 100 in-depth interviews, and developed five interview protocols, four surveys, and one field experiment for research projects on workplace motivation, poverty, energy conservation and labor movements.

Worked with CEO to identify research needs, create project timeline, and generate project goals.Designed an open-ended survey questionnaire to assess why users engage with the Queue interface.

Developed an interview and survey instrument to measure qualitative trends in poverty intended to be used as a supplement to the US Census’s American Community Survey.

Conducted revenue analyses and forecasting for the state’s estate tax, sales tax, and plastic bag excise tax.Synthesized results into oral briefings and policy memos for legislators, resulting in the introduction of policy proposals in the legislature.

Synthesized research on higher education into policy memos and short articles for a mass audience.

Worked in a team of policy researchers to create a database of bureaucratic rulemaking from the federal register.Edited final journal article drafts for style and content prior to submission for publication.

Researched, designed and developed the existing departmental website on the history of the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Conducted and analyzed market research leading to the licensing of five new biotechnology innovations.Worked with inventors and licensing managers to develop strategy for future technology applications.

Built relationships with legislators, constituents, and lobbyists to garner support for legislation

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Sociology

Master Of Public Affairs (M.P.A.), Higher Education Policy, Public Administration

Activities and Societies: La Follette School Student Association Vice President; Pi Alpha Alpha Honor SocietyLa Follette Fellowship.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History, Women'S And Gender Studies, Cross-Cultural Studies

Magna Cum Laude, Distinction in History