Michael Link

Background

About Michael Link

Past President of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, with 30+ years in the data collection / data science industry experience and still learning new things every day! Experienced organizational leader with vision and drive, directing the activities of more than 450 professionals in a cross-cutting unit with revenue of $30M+ annually. Setting strategy to transform traditional data collection into a multifaceted, cloud-based virtual set of approaches and methods. Globally-recognized data collection methodologist, focused on the most pressing issues facing the industry and bringing new technologies and approaches together to form sustainable solutions. Invited member of expert panels for the World Health Organization, National Academies of Sciences, and Center for Disease Control. Invited plenary speaker internationally on topics ranging from new technologies in data collection to the impact of of data science on survey research. Published broadly in industry-leading journals such as Public Opinion Quarterly; International Journal of Public Opinion Research; American Journal of Preventive Medicine; Journal of Official Statistics and more.