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Who we are

Our dedicated team of experts is committed to producing work that is rigorous, reliable, and relevant.

Our mission

We make the future of work more productive through data-driven discovery. Companies, workers, and policymakers rely on our finely tuned data and unique perspective to make informed decisions that impact workplaces around the world. 

Our guiding principles

Rigorous.

Our research is based on large-scale data, statistical modeling, subject-matter expertise, and advanced data science. 

Reliable.

Integrity is fundamental to our work, which is produced in accordance with established academic standards. 

Relevant.

We produce insights that employers, policymakers, practitioners, and the 
public can use to understand and shape the future of work. 

A photo illustration of the ADP Research team. Clockwise from top right, Ben Hanowell, Director, People Analytics; Nela Richardson, Ph.D., Chief Economist, ESG Officer, and head of ADP Research; Jeff Nezaj, Senior principal data scientist; Mary Hayes, Ph.D., Research director, People & Performance; Fraila Francis, Technical project manager; Laurie Lawrence, Senior data visualization designer; Kristi Pavel, Senior director, ESG Program Management; Tim Decker, Senior principal data scientist; Ian Shuff, Lead application developer; Marie Antonello, Chief of staff, head of strategic initiatives and partnerships; Sam Adieze, Data scientist; Lisha Peña, Senior executive administrator; Jared Northup, Research analyst, People & Performance; Issi Romem, PH.D., Research fellow.

Meet the team

Our team includes economists, labor-market analysts, psychometricians, and data scientists. Here’s a who’s who.

Meet our team

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