Speaker Profile

Dr. David Lopez

Senior Research Methodologist, Statistician, and Chief Research Officer,

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Dr. David Lopez is a Senior Research Methodologist, Statistician, and Chief Research Officer at Strategia Analytics, LLC, with over 30 years of experience spanning academia and executive consulting. Educated at Kent State University and the Max Planck Institute, he specializes in psychometrics, survey validation, large-scale experimental design, and policy evaluation. Widely recognized for his foundational research on self-identity, interpersonal perception, and social cognition, he has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and authored frequently cited works. Across his career, Dr. Lopez has directed multi-million-dollar research portfolios, served as a grant reviewer and methodological consultant for federal agencies-including the U.S. Departments of Education, Health & Human Services, and the U.S. Dept. of the Navy. His most recent work focuses on leveraging advanced data analytics to bridge the gap between high-level business strategy and operational execution.