Richard Douglas Rivers

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer at YOUGOV PLC

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Richard Douglas Rivers is the founder of Polimetrix, Inc. (founded in 2004) and Knowledge Networks, Inc. (founded in 1998).
He held the title of President & Chief Executive Officer at Polimetrix, Inc. from 2011 to 2013, and Chief Executive Officer at Knowledge Networks, Inc. from 1998 to 2002.
Dr. Rivers's current job(s) include being a Director at Crunch Cloud Analytics Ltd. since 2018, Chief Scientist at YouGov Plc since 2011, Professor at Stanford University since 1989, and Professor at The Hoover Institution.
Dr. Rivers's education history includes an undergraduate degree from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York and a doctorate degree from Harvard University.

Richard Douglas Rivers active positions

Companies	Position	Start
YOUGOV PLC	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	10/09/2014
Stanford University Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/1989
Crunch Cloud Analytics Ltd. Crunch Cloud Analytics Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops software and provides data processing, hosting and related services	Director/Board Member	21/05/2018
The Hoover Institution The Hoover Institution Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as research center dedicated to supporting knowledge in economics, politics, history and public policy	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Former positions of Richard Douglas Rivers

Companies	Position	End
Polimetrix, Inc. Polimetrix, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Develops databases, infrastructure, and analytics for politics and survey research	Chief Executive Officer	08/07/2013
Knowledge Networks, Inc. Knowledge Networks, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides online research for consumer products and services	Chief Executive Officer	01/01/2002

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Private companies	8
Polimetrix, Inc. Polimetrix, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Develops databases, infrastructure, and analytics for politics and survey research	Commercial Services
YouGov Plc YouGov Plc Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a market research agency, which focuses on market research through online methods	Commercial Services
The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Stanford University Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Knowledge Networks, Inc. Knowledge Networks, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides online research for consumer products and services	Commercial Services
The Hoover Institution The Hoover Institution Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as research center dedicated to supporting knowledge in economics, politics, history and public policy	Commercial Services
Crunch Cloud Analytics Ltd. Crunch Cloud Analytics Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops software and provides data processing, hosting and related services	Technology Services