Angus Reid is a Canadian entrepreneur in the market research industry. He is CEO of both Vision Critical and Angus Reid Strategies, two affiliate companies based in Vancouver, Canada. An entrepreneur (a loanword from French introduced and first defined by an Irish economist named Richard Cantillon) is a person who undertakes and operates a new enterprise or venture and assumes some accountability for the inherent risks. ... Market research is the process of systematic gathering, recording and analyzing of data about customers, competitors and the market. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Vision Critical is a technology company based in Vancouver, Canada, dedicated to developing online panels and interactive market research tools for other companies. ... Angus Reid Strategies is a North American full service market research firm. ...

Angus Reid was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and received his early education in Vancouver. He earned a B.A. and an M.A. in Sociology from the University of Manitoba, and in 1974 he received a Ph.D. in Sociology from Carleton University in Ottawa. Regina may. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples strength) Official languages English Flower Western Red Lily Tree Paper Birch Bird Sharp-tailed Grouse Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 14 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... The University of Manitoba is the largest university of the province of Manitoba, most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. ... Carleton University is a co-educational, comprehensive university located in the Canadian capital, Ottawa. ...

He also holds honorary doctorates from Simon Fraser University and the University of Manitoba. He currently serves as advisory board chairman of the Canada Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Centre in Washington, DC. Simon Fraser University (SFU) is located in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, part of the metropolitan area of Vancouver, British Columbia. ...

A speaker, commentator and author, Dr. Reid has written numerous articles and columns for newspapers and trade journals. In 1996 Doubleday published his Canadian best-seller; Shakedown: How the New Economy is Changing our Lives. Doubleday is one of the largest book publishing companies in the world. ...

In 1979, Dr. Reid founded the Angus Reid Group, a research company he eventually sold to Paris-based Ipsos SA in 2000. In 2004, he joined software-developing company Vision Critical as CEO and in 2006 launched Angus Reid Strategies.

Dr. Reid has been the recipient of a Canada Council Doctoral Fellowship, the National Health Research Scholar Award, the Davidson Dunton Award for Carleton University's graduate of the year, the Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Services Category), the annual award of distinction from the Canadian Public Affairs Association, and the Marketer of the Year Award from the American Marketing Association.

Dr. Reid’s philanthropic activities include his direction of the Angus Reid Foundation and serving as chair of the CKNW Children's Fund. He currently lives in West Vancouver. CKNW is the leading talk radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia. ...

References

http://www.angus-reid.com/about/index.cfm/fuseaction/bios

http://www.angusreidstrategies.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=view&page=18