Angus Reid
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Angus Reid is a Canadian entrepreneur in the market research industry. He is CEO of both Vision Critical and Angus Reid Strategies, two affiliate companies based in Vancouver, Canada.
Angus Reid was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and received his early education in Vancouver. He earned a B.A. and an M.A. in Sociology from the University of Manitoba, and in 1974 he received a Ph.D. in Sociology from Carleton University in Ottawa.
He also holds honorary doctorates from Simon Fraser University and the University of Manitoba. He currently serves as advisory board chairman of the Canada Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Centre in Washington, DC.
A speaker, commentator and author, Dr. Reid has written numerous articles and columns for newspapers and trade journals. In 1996 Doubleday published his Canadian best-seller; Shakedown: How the New Economy is Changing our Lives.
In 1979, Dr. Reid founded the Angus Reid Group, a research company he eventually sold to Paris-based Ipsos SA in 2000. In 2003, he founded the Angus Reid Global Monitor, a global polling institute. In 2004, he joined software-developing company Vision Critical as CEO and in 2006 launched Angus Reid Strategies a company specializing in Internet based surveys.
Dr. Reid has been the recipient of a Canada Council Doctoral Fellowship, the National Health Research Scholar Award, the Davidson Dunton Award for Carleton University's graduate of the year, the Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Services Category), the annual award of distinction from the Canadian Public Affairs Association, and the Marketer of the Year Award from the American Marketing Association.
Dr. Reid’s philanthropic activities include his direction of the Angus Reid Foundation and serving as chair of the CKNW Children's Fund. He currently lives in West Vancouver.
