Dan Clifford

Dan has over fifteen years of experience in managing online research, product development and business development with industry-leading companies. Prior to founding AnswerLab, Dan served as Director of Strategic Alliances at Vividence Corporation (now Keynote Systems), a provider of online research products and services. In this position, Dan was instrumental in the launch of two new research offerings and developed and managed relationships with companies such as Wells Fargo, Cisco, Yahoo!, Intuit, Genentech, eBay, PalmOne, Knight Ridder Digital and Discovery Channel. Prior to Vividence, Dan served as Director of Strategic Alliances for Career Central (later acquired by Spencer Stuart), where he built key partnerships and an award-winning affiliate program. Dan has also consulted with Fortune 500 clients in roles at Digital Equipment Corporation and Renaissance Worldwide, a leading information technology consulting firm. Dan graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from Brown University with degrees in Psychology and Organizational Behavior & Management. He earned an MBA degree with Deans List honors from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.