Gordon S. Black

GORDON S. BLACK, PhD is the Chairman, CEO and Founder of Harris
Interactive, Inc. In 1975, while a tenured faculty member at the
University of Rochester, Dr. Black founded the Gordon S. Black
Corporation, one of the predecessor companies to Harris Interactive. In
1996, the Gordon S. Black Corporation purchased Louis Harris &
Associates from the Gannett Corporation and then converted both firms
into Harris Black International, Ltd. In 1999, Harris Black
International became Harris Interactive, now a pioneer in Internet
research. Dr. Black has a 35-year history of conducting national and
international studies on behalf of corporate clients and media
companies. From 1986 to 1993, Dr. Black served as the unpaid Research
Director for the Partnership for a Drug Free America, presenting
research results twice at the White House. He has authored or co-
authored more than 20 articles in professional journals, covering a wide
range of topics in survey research. Since 1995, Dr. Black has spent much
of his time lecturing on the uses of the Internet for marketing and
social research. Dr. Black received his Doctorate in Political Science
from Stanford University after completing his undergraduate degree at
Washington University in St. Louis.