Stephan Shakespeare (born in Germany as Stephan Kukowski) is the founder and CEO of the high-profile British Internet-based opinion pollster YouGov. His other business interests include Internet television channel 18 Doughty Street. Laminitis, also known as founder, is inflammation of the sensitive lamina of the foot in a horse, the complications of which often result in the horse having to be euthanized. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Opinion polls are surveys of opinion using sampling. ... YouGov is a British Internet-based opinion pollster. ... 18 Doughty Street is a planned Internet-based political TV station that is due for launch on 10 October 2006. ...

Kukowski (as he then was) came to the UK at the age of five and was educated at Christ's Hospital near London. After graduating from Oxford, he became a teacher and was a headmaster in Los Angeles, California, in the 1980s. Bluecoat School directs here. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... This article cites very few or no references or sources. ...

When he married, he exchanged his Polish surname for his wife’s.

After returning home to the UK from the US, he became involved in politics, first as a political commentator and then as Jeffrey Archer’s spokesman during and after his failed London mayoral campaign. He was also a Conservative Party pollster. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is a British author and politician. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ...

He then went into business as the owner of a health centre.

In the 1997 general election, Shakespeare was the Conservative candidate for Colchester, but came second to the Liberal Democrat Bob Russell. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ... Colchester is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Bob Russell MP Robert Edward Russell (born 31 March 1946, London) is a British politician known to his constituents as Bob. He has been Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Colchester since 1997 (re-elected 2001 and 2005). ...

Yougov

In 2000, at the age of 47, Shakespeare founded the Yougov web site with Nadhim Zahawi. One of YouGov’s claims to fame is that it called Labour’s ten-point general election victory in 2001 within one percentage point. Yougov is currently a sub-contractor to the US government in its information warfare operations in Iraq.

Shakespeare is reported to own 37 per cent of YouGov, a stake which is thought to be worth more than £5 million.

References

External links

• 18 Doughty Street homepage
• YouGov homepage