Team profiles

Albany is an associate director (research), supporting the team and working with clients through all stages of the research process, from questionnaire design to providing insights from data. She studied mathematics with statistics at the University of Nottingham, before taking a year out to go travelling. She had 3 years combined market research experience in food and drink consumer research and marketing effectiveness before joining Vanson Bourne in October 2018

Albany completed the Market Research Society’s Advanced Certificate in Market and Social Research Practice in 2017. Outside of work, she is a self-confessed foodie (particularly when it comes to cheese and wine, having completed her WSET Level 3 qualification outside of work too!) and loves exploring new places, whether that be in the UK or further afield when she can

Anna is a project executive which involves managing fieldwork, the primary analysis of data and costing for new projects. She graduated from Swansea University in 2019 with a degree in Geography and previously worked at a market research agency in Winchester

Outside of work you’ll likely find her baking, sewing and playing board games or video games with friends. She also loves to visit Sussex and get some good cuddle time in with her partner's family dog, Scout

Callum is an interim associate director (research), providing exciting analysis and insight for clients and ensuring that the team involved with his projects is working together as well as possible. Callum graduated from Southampton University, before working in Research Executive roles at eDigitalResearch and with us

Callum is a member of the Market Research Society, having completed the Advanced Certificate in Market and Social Research Practice. When he is not in the office, Callum keeps a keen interest in playing football, as well as staying fit and healthy

Caroline leads our finance and business services functions here at Vanson Bourne – this includes responsibility for the Premises, IT and HR. Caroline qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant in 2005 and since then has worked in finance developing new processes to ensure financial compliance and leading teams across various industries – aviation, construction, manufacturing, volume recruitment and water hygiene. Her role at Vanson Bourne is to ensure the financial health and strategy of the business

Outside work, Caroline can be found walking her Golden Retriever, spending time with her family and, of course, always planning the next holiday

Chloe is an associate director (research), working closely with vendors and agencies on all aspects of research projects, from questionnaire design through to providing analysis and insights from the data. She has worked in market research since 2002 when she started as part of her degree in media and communications

Chloe completed the Market Research Society’s Advanced Certificate in Market and Social Media Practice in 2008. When not at work or baking cakes, she writes newsletters and creates posters in her role as Publicity Officer for the parent teacher association at her son's school

Dave works as an account manager at Vanson Bourne, where he is responsible for the design and delivery of exciting research projects for our clients, and aims to provide as much value as possible when delivering the analysis. He studied sport psychology at Coventry University, which included ten months studying in Madrid         

When he is not at work, you will likely find him watching or playing sport – a passion of his since a very young age – or failing that he will be blowing raspberries and pulling faces at his young daughter

David works as part of the commercial team, engaging with his clients to identify and understand their key business challenges. Leveraging over 10 years of research experience, David works collaboratively with these clients to develop research studies designed to fuel compelling marcomms strategies and facilitate strategic planning.

Outside work, David enjoys spending his time with family and friends as well as planning his next travel adventures!

Dawn joined Vanson Bourne at the start of 2022, having worked in market research since graduating from Birmingham with a maths and stats degree many, many years ago. She is a certified member of the MRS, and has worked for several different agencies across several sectors, gathering a wealth of experience across all aspects of research and interviewing. She specializes in data collection and reporting, and loves to tell everyone about the good old days of paper questionnaires using columns and codes

When not taxiing her teenage children to their various commitments, she plays oboe in a local windband, regularly attends Yoga classes, and does all the things a working parent needs to. If she’s lucky enough, she gets to spend time on her favourite obsession – gardening!

Emma is the Business Services Manager at Vanson Bourne. She supports the Operations Manager with a range of projects and ensures the day-to-day running of the office runs smoothly. In her past life, Emma was a creative and graduated from Kingston University in 2010 with a Fashion degree

When not in the office, Emma enjoys travelling, spending time with her loved ones and creates online wrapping (not rapping!) tutorials

Graham is one of Vanson Bourne’s founders and owners along with Kevin and, for quite a while, everything that needing doing, those two did it. Now Graham is one of the six-strong senior management team that plans strategy, oversees operations, and manages financial performance

Graham is trying, with admirable success, to stay away from the office more, to give the management team space to implement our plans and manage our operations. Filling those newly-available hours hasn’t been difficult: he’s trying to get better at golf (starting from a very low base) and keeping his Spanish going with a weekly one-to-one conversation session

As a senior project manager, Helen supervises projects, ensuring that the fieldwork and analysis stages run smoothly and meet the requirements of each client

Helen joined Vanson Bourne in October 2018 after studying history at the Queen Mary University. In her spare time, she enjoys going to the gym and socialising with friends

Jack works as a scripting executive, and is responsible for scripting surveys, overseeing fieldwork, building reports, the initial analysis of data, and costing new proposals

Jack joined Vanson Bourne in 2017, but has worked in market research since 2010. Outside of work, when he's not in his seat at Spurs, you're likely to find him at the cinema watching the latest blockbuster or at home on either a 16-bit or HD video game console

Jemimah works as a Project Assistant, which involves managing fieldwork, the primary analysis of data and costing for new projects. Prior to starting at VB in 2022, Jemimah studied Politics at the University of Southampton

Outside of work, Jemimah can be found watching any and all sports live or on the TV, with a particular love for cricket

Jimmy joined Vanson Bourne in 2012 and has delivered projects for clients like CA, IBM, Avanade, Deloitte, EMC, SAS, Rackspace, and Motorola on topics as diverse as cloud computing, big data, business applications, and remote working. Prior to joining us, he spent seven years managing research projects across a wide range of industries for research organisations like TNS, Maritz and Nielsen

Jimmy spends his spare time watching motor sport and planning his next visit to Ikea with his wife

John is our head of marketing and design. He's responsible for our marketing activities in addition to overseeing the creation of designed research content for clients.

John is accredited by the Market Research Society, and also holds CIM and Adobe qualifications. A keen lover of surfing, open water swimming and travel, and as a proud dad of two, John loves nothing more than exploring the countryside, beaches and soft plays of southern England with his family.

Jonny graduated from the University of the Arts London (UAL) in 2019 after studying graphic design there for 3 years. Outside of work Jonny can be found socialising with friends on the football pitch or down the pub, and when he remembers to make time; he’ll be burning off the calories in the gym

As part of the Marketing and Design team, Jonny is responsible for creating designed content for both our clients and for our own marketing activities - from whitepapers to eBooks, infographics to videos, and more!

Josh is a Project Assistant which involves managing fieldwork, the primary analysis of data and costing for new projects. He graduated from the University of Bath in 2022 with an MSc in Health Psychology

In his spare time, Josh loves watching sport - predominantly supporting his football team Milton Keynes Dons up & down the country. He also enjoys playing poker & video games with friends

Since joining Vanson Bourne in 2010, Jo has worked jointly on our research and business operations. She now leads Vanson Bourne’s business operations and the team of Research Executives to deliver research expertise and unsurpassed levels of customer support. She sometimes still dashes out of the office for more tea!

After developing a love for research during her degree in sociology, Jo went on to complete the Market Research Society's Advanced Certificate in Market and Social Research Practice. When not in the office, Jo is usually found wandering around the countryside with her dog

Katie works as a research consultant at Vanson Bourne, working on every aspect of the project from the initial consultation stage, commissioning a project and questionnaire design through to providing insights and analysis. She studied marketing and music technology at Keele University and has worked in Market Research for 10 years

Katie completed the Market Research Society’s Advanced certificate in Market and Social Research Practice in 2013. In her spare time, you’ll find Katie with camera in hand, taking photos of everything and anything, from her family and friends to nature and architecture

Kelsey is an associate director, responsible for facilitating and overseeing our Project Managers as they ensure the smooth running of global market research projects. Since joining Vanson Bourne, she has managed dozens of projects for clients including BT Global Services, Avanade, and Intel Security. She is a certified member of the Market Research Society

After studying criminology at university, she moved away from aspirations of becoming a real life Clarice Starling after starting a career in market research in 2012. At the weekends, you’ll find her tucked up on the sofa drinking coffee and reading a crime thriller

Kevin is a founder and owner of Vanson Bourne. Part of the management team, he helps devise strategy whilst ensuring the company meets its financial targets

Kevin has been working in marketing consultancy and research since the late seventies, including a couple of years as a Marketing Director in a technology firm. When not working, Kevin will be seen on the golf course, worrying the life out of small animals and plants

Lauren is a principal research manager, working closely with our clients to ensure their desired objectives are met throughout the whole project cycle, from questionnaire design to data delivery and analysis. She studied Psychology at Royal Holloway University and has experience working on large national surveys

She has completed the Market Research Society's Advanced Certificate in Market and Social Research Practice. Outside of work, Lauren is all about balance - she enjoys going for bottomless brunch, followed by a run or walk with her dog!

Lis leads our commercial and marketing functions here at Vanson Bourne

With over two decades of experience across the varied market research disciplines, Lis loves helping clients make sense of the Technology sector and predict future trends in order to innovate, engage with customers, fuel marcomms strategy, strengthen and shape business decision making, and mitigate adverse market conditions through specialist B2B technology market research

Outside work, Lis loves sport, spending time with family and friends, camping and reading anything from the latest Marian Keyes novel to literature across health / wellness / personal development topics

Lucy is a project executive which involves managing fieldwork, the primary analysis of data and costing for new projects. Prior to starting at Vanson Bourne in 2021, Lucy studied Mathematics at the University of Reading

Outside of work, Lucy can usually be found visiting National Trust properties or playing sport, with her current favourite being rugby

As Vanson Bourne’s Managing Director, Neil takes a principal role in the development and implementation of our innovation-led strategy. Having gained a degree in Computer Science and Economics from the University of Kwazulu-Natal, Neil’s early career saw him working in the information technology departments of leading blue-chip companies before segueing across to market research some twenty years ago. Since then, Neil has successfully managed a variety of market research functions for some of the world’s biggest and most inventive agencies

When not in the office, Neil's life comprises a seemingly never-ending sequence of commitments to ferry his teenaged daughters from one social or sporting engagement to another

Nicola works as part of the Operations team, managing the Vanson Bourne Business Panel. She deals with all aspects of the panel from recruitment to reporting to data quality and has big plans for its future

Prior to joining Vanson Bourne, Nicola worked for a number of large companies managing panels and enhancing customer experience. Outside of work, Nicola can usually be found running - either running after her young son or running for fitness

Rowan works as a Research Manager, where he is responsible for working as part of the project management team on every stage of the research process through from inception to delivery. Prior to Vanson Bourne, Rowan completed his master’s degree from UCL in Research Methods in Psychology

During his spare time, Rowan likes to spend as much time outdoors as possible, with a particular love of the Lake District

Sam is an account executive which involves managing client relations, costing for new projects and supporting the wider commercial team. Prior to starting at Vanson Bourne in 2021, Sam studied Psychology with clinical and cognitive neuroscience at Royal Holloway.

Sam enjoys running, long walks and playing clarinet. If you catch him at the weekend, he’s likely to be at the pub or watching a bad horror film – and he’s always open to recommendations for new ones to watch!

Sarah's role is to ensure that every client gets an unsurpassed level of support and a truly bespoke service. As part of the leadership team, she is responsible for research excellence, innovation in delivery, and developing and executing strategic activity. After 12 years with Vanson Bourne, she has experience in research consulting, creating engaging content and market research best practice. She's worked on global campaigns for the likes of Dell, BT, IBM and Microsoft

Sarah has qualifications from the Market Research Society and the Chartered Management Institute and runs training on market research and management skills at Vanson Bourne. Because working here isn’t stressful enough, Sarah likes to throw herself out of planes from 15,000ft, competing in skydiving at a national level

Scott has spent half-a-lifetime working in close partnership with blue-chip brands - leading a raft of market intelligence, strategic insight and activation programmes.

Over the years, he has been involved in the cut-and-thrust of commercially-driven initiatives for a wide range of clients.

Never happier than discussing strategic brand challenges - preferably over a latte - Scott can bring his considerable knowledge and expertise to bear in helping catalyse bottom-line growth.

In - what is laughingly called - his spare time, Scott spends it largely with his family. Although rugby and cricket, particularly the internationals, still retain his interest.

As an associate director, Vicky is responsible for managing and developing the Operations team, ensuring that the team deliver research excellence on all projects. Alongside this, Vicky has a strong commercial focus. She works collaboratively with our Account Directors to find solutions to meet our clients’ needs as well as managing our network of partners and suppliers

Vicky joined Vanson Bourne after graduating from the University of Southampton and has obtained the Market Research Society's Advanced Certificate in Market and Social Research Practice. Outside of work, she volunteers at the Newbury Cats Protection Adoption Centre