Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Executive Team
- Alan Murray, President
- Paul Taylor, Executive Vice President and Director, Pew Hispanic Center and Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends project
- Elizabeth Mueller Gross, Vice President
- Andrew Kohut, Founding Director and Director, Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project
- Luis Lugo, Director, Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life
- Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project
- Michael Dimock, Director, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
- Amy Mitchell, Acting Director, Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism
- Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research
The center’s work is carried out through seven research projects and a core administrative unit:
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
Our flagship project provides independent public opinion survey research about American attitudes toward politics and policy. Formerly, the Times Mirror Center for the People & the Press (1990-1995), the Center has been sponsored by The Pew Charitable Trusts since 1996. Major reports examine long-term trends in political values, U.S. views on policy issues and priorities and political knowledge and news interest.
- Michael Dimock, Director
- Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research
- Carroll Doherty, Associate Director, Editorial
- Mary Pat Clark, Administrative Manager
- Matt Frei, Research Assistant
- Danielle Gewurz, Research Assistant
- Jocelyn Kiley, Senior Researcher
- Seth Motel, Research Assistant
- Rob Suls, Research Associate
- Alec Tyson, Research Associate
Pew Research Project for Excellence in Journalism
PEJ tracks the transformation of journalism in a changing information landscape through its annual State of the News Media report and other special reports. Major reports examine news coverage, economic models for news and audience trends.
- Amy Mitchell, Acting Director
- Mark Jurkowitz, Associate Director
- Steve Adams, Researcher
- Monica Anderson, Researcher
- Cheryl Elzey, Administrative Manager
- Emily Guskin, Research Analyst
- Paul Hitlin, Senior Researcher
- Jesse Holcomb, Research Associate
- Katerina Matsa, Research Analyst
- Kenneth Olmstead, Research Associate
- Dana Page, Communications & Creative Design Manager
- Nancy Vogt, Researcher
Pew Research Internet & American Life Project
Pew Internet conducts original research that explores the growth of the internet and its impact on children, families, communities, the workplace, schools, health care and civic/political life. Major reports have examined teens and technology, health online and libraries in a digital age.
- Lee Rainie, Director
- Susannah Fox, Associate Director, Editorial
- Kristen Purcell, Associate Director, Research
- Joanna Brenner, Web Coordinator
- Cornelia Carter-Sykes, Administrative Manager
- Amanda Lenhart, Senior Researcher, Director of Teens & Technology
- Mary Madden, Senior Researcher
- Aaron Smith, Senior Researcher
- Kathryn Zickuhr, Research Analyst
- Maeve Duggan, Research Assistant
Pew Research Forum on Religion & Public Life
Pew Forum delivers information on issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs in the U.S. and around the world. Major reports examine politics and faith, religious beliefs and practices and global religious demographics.
- Luis Lugo, Director
- Sandra Stencel, Associate Director, Editorial
- Alan Cooperman, Associate Director, Research
- Erin O’Connell, Associate Director, Communications
- James Bell, Director of International Survey Research
- Phillip Connor, Research Associate
- Juan Carlos Esparza Ochoa, Data Manager
- Kathleen Flynn, Planning and Operations Manager
- Cary Funk, Senior Researcher
- Fatima Ghani, Research Assistant
- Brian J. Grim, Senior Researcher and Director of Cross-National Data
- Conrad Hackett, Demographer
- Noble Kuriakose, Research Analyst
- Michael Lipka, Assistant Editor
- Joseph Liu, Web Producer
- Jessica Martinez, Research Associate
- David Masci, Senior Researcher
- Tracy Miller, Editor
- Besheer Mohamed, Research Associate
- Liga Plaveniece, Communications Associate
- Carla Ritz, Executive Assistant
- Michael Robbins, Research Associate
- Stacy Rosenberg, Digital Project Manager
- Neha Sahgal, Senior Researcher
- Elizabeth Sciupac, Research Analyst
- Anne Shi, Research Associate
- Bethany Smith, Administrative Coordinator
- Greg Smith, Senior Researcher
- Angelina Theodorou, Research Assistant
- Jemila Woodson, Communications Associate
- Diana Yoo, Graphic Designer and Assistant Web Editor
Pew Research Hispanic Center
Pew Hispanic chronicles the diverse and changing lives of the U.S. Latino population and their impact on the nation. It examines Latino public opinion, migration patterns and education and economic trends.
- Paul Taylor, Director
- Rakesh Kochhar, Associate Director, Research
- Mark Hugo Lopez, Associate Director
- Anna Brown, Research Assistant
- Richard Fry, Senior Research Associate
- Ana Gonzalez-Barrera, Research Associate
- Gretchen M. Livingston, Senior Researcher
- Jeffrey S. Passel, Senior Demographer
- Eileen Patten, Research Assistant
- Mary Seaborn, Administrative Manager
Pew Research Global Attitudes Project
Pew Global Attitudes examines international public opinion on a broad range of issues, from people’s assessments of their own lives to views about the current state of the world.
- Andrew Kohut, Founding Director
- Bruce Stokes, Director, Global Economic Program
- Richard Wike, Associate Director
- Catherine Barker, Research Assistant
- Jim Bell, Director of International Survey Research
- Kat Devlin, Research Assistant
- Juliana Menasce Horowitz, Senior Researcher
- Aaron Ponce, Research Associate
- Jacob Poushter, Research Associate
- Katie Simmons, Research Associate
Pew Research Social & Demographic Trends
Pew Social & Demographic Trends studies behaviors and attitudes of Americans in key realms of their daily lives, using original survey research and analysis of government data. Major reports have examined the racial wealth gap, the Millennial Generation and marriage & family trends.
- Paul Taylor, Director
- Kim Parker, Associate Director
- Anna Brown, Research Assistant
- D’Vera Cohn, Senior Writer
- Rich Morin, Senior Editor
- Eileen Patten, Research Assistant
- Wendy Wang, Research Associate
Pew Research Center Administration & Publishing
The Pew Research Center’s core department provides centralized services in the areas of human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, facilities/office services, communications, as well as liaising with outside legal counsel. In addition to these basic services, core staff also create new Pew Research Center publications, maintain a Pew Research Center portal website (PewResearch.org), oversee Center-wide research projects, carry out short-term research projects, and help to incubate new long-term projects. The department supports approximately 130 employees.
- Alan Murray, President
- Paul Taylor, Executive Vice President
- Elizabeth Mueller Gross, Vice President
- Vidya Krishnamurthy, Communications Director
- April McWilliams, Human Resources Director
- Michael Piccorossi, Director of Digital Strategy and IT
- Nikolas Wissmann, Director of Financial Administration
- Meseret Alemseged, IT User Support Specialist
- Andrea Caumont, Editorial Web Producer
- Drew DeSilver, Senior Writer
- Shawn Fielding, Knowledge Management Specialist
- Sara Goo, Senior Digital Editor
- James Hawkins, Office Manager
- Russell Heimlich, Web Developer
- Michael Keegan, Graphics Director
- Caroline Klibanoff, Communications Assistant
- Bill Malone, Human Resources Manager
- Chris Marganian, Systems and Network Engineer
- Sharon Moore, Executive Assistant to the President
- Kate Musica, Administrative Manager
- Adam Nekola, Web Developer
- Russ Oates, Communications Manager
- Sae Park, Controller
- Diana Rubin, Web Marketing Specialist
- Molly Rohal, Communications Associate
- Barbara Schuler, Benefits Administrator
- Michael J. Suh, Web Production Coordinator
- Jessica Tennant, Informational Graphics Designer
- Linda Thelin, Office Services Assistant
Pew Research is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization and a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts. All of its reports and datasets are made freely available in order to inform the public, the press and policymakers. Financial information is available upon request to Nikolas Wissmann, Director of Financial Administration.
