Alumni of the Marketing Communication Research program at Boston University are categorized based on their roles in the research industry: client side, supplier side, or research company owners. Alumni on the client side work within a single brand or organization to extract consumer insights and enhance strategic communications efforts. Whereas, alumni on the supplier side work for research firms that provide data and insights to multiple brands or organizations.
The alumni listed below graduated between 2002 and 2023, offering a glimpse into the diverse career trajectories students take after completing this program.
This information was sourced from LinkedIn profiles as of February 28, 2025. For the latest updates on their careers, please visit their respective LinkedIn profiles.
Client Side
David Blumberg
Market Research Insights & Intelligence Manager at Allstate
Customer and consumer insights research professional with 14 years of experience in both quantitative and qualitative research designs.
Lauren Chiang
Associate Director, Marketing Insights and Strategy at The Clorox Company
Passionate brand disrupter with a demonstrated track record of innovating and growing brands across beauty, tech, food, cleaning, and CPG.
Michaela Ion
Editor In Chief, Alpha Universe Platform & Alpha Female at Sony Electronics
Stories move the world, and by extension, business. Great marketing is story-driven, and how you tell your story can make or break your product or service. I strategize and tell stories with passion, thoughtfulness, and a sense of what’s possible.
Holly Decker
Vice President, Strategic Research Lead at Fidelity Investments
20+ years of market research and consulting experience including both quantitative and qualitative methods. Holly thrives at taking a business question through the rigors of creative research techniques to come out on the other side with exciting, tangible insights and recommendations.
Supplier Side
Owners of Research Companies
