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Experience grounded in leadership.

PDS Research Associates is a specialized advisory firm focused on research, management consulting, technology-enabled performance, executive recruiting and communication.

About PDS

Senior-level perspective for complex organizations.

Founded in 1997, PDS Research Associates was built around a simple distinction: clients benefit from advisors who have carried line responsibility, managed teams and technology, and been accountable for operating results.

Across its history, PDS has supported public- and private-sector clients in more than 32 states. Its work has included retail and wholesale banking, transaction processing, healthcare, consumer electronics, information technology, executive recruiting and organizational strategy.

Today, that foundation also supports professional video production for organizations that need to present research, explain complex issues and communicate effectively across digital channels.

Rather than separating analysis from execution, PDS connects research, decision-making, implementation and communication so strategic plans become practical operating road maps.

  • Real-world accountabilityExperience as CIOs, COOs, directors, group managers, VPs and SVPs.
  • Cross-functional insightBusiness strategy, operations, organization, technology, talent and communications.
  • Public and private sectorsEngagements designed for the realities of both markets and government.
Executive Leadership Experience Selected Clients
Mission

Excellence, integrity and useful results.

01

Deliver quality

Provide work that is rigorous, clear and useful to public- and private-sector clients.

02

Act with integrity

Offer candid, objective guidance centered on the client’s long-term interests.

03

Make it practical

Translate research and strategy into decisions, actions and communications that can be implemented.

Approach

A disciplined path from question to outcome.

Understand the decision

Define the outcome, constraints, stakeholders and evidence required.

Develop the facts

Combine research, interviews, operating data and relevant market experience.

Clarify the choices

Frame alternatives, tradeoffs, risks and consequences in useful terms.

Support implementation

Build the road map, leadership plan or communication needed to move forward.

C-suite backgrounds

Executive Leadership Experience

PDS personnel have held senior executive and operating roles—including CEO, CFO, CIO, COO, director, group manager, vice president, and senior vice president—at the following organizations:
SELECTED CLIENTS

This compilation showcases a selection of clientele and does not necessarily reflect our current engagements.
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