Vice President, Research & Chief Methodologist
Richard Jenkins
Richard is Vice President, Research & Chief Methodologist at Abacus Data.
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Richard has a passion for public opinion and research that allow him to deliver insightful and effective data-driven storytelling while building the Abacus Data public sector practice.
Since completing his Ph.D. in political science, Richard has dedicated his professional life to the pursuit of data and insights that shape decision-making. Few can match the breadth of his experience developed at some of Canada’s top research firms and more than years helming his own boutique agency. Richard has extensive experience in public affairs, policy development, branding, customer experience, and employee experience research for some of Canada’s leading public and private sector organizations.
Richard is a curious-by-nature introvert who loves music from artists ranging from Billy Bragg to Tenille Townes to Dua Lipa.
Richard's Most Recent Insights:
Do Canadians Think Democracy Is in Decline Globally?
The year got off to a terrifying start with the invasion of Ukraine, a democracy, by Russia, an authoritarian regime, just a year after the US Capitol was stormed by those who wanted to prevent the peaceful transition of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden. In Hungary, just a few weeks ago, autocrat Viktor […]
Burnout Nation?
As 2021 came to an end, we were noticing that our colleagues, friends, clients, and family members were increasingly telling us they were feeling burned out. We wondered whether this was simply anecdotal, or more widespread, so we asked a series of questions of working Canadians about how they were feeling overall and about work […]
What Threats Do Canadians Perceive and What Is Canada’s Influence Around the World? Now vs. 2018
As more and more things are going back to normal in Canada, we decided to get Canadians to look beyond Canada’s borders to think about the threats and priorities they have for Canada on the global stage. We also asked them to gauge Canada’s influence in the world. We updated questions we asked back in […]