Daniel Savas

Daniel Savas is a Senior Vice-President at Ipsos Reid. Daniel has been with the firm for more than 17 years, working as a public affairs and market research specialist, doing work for both private and public sector clients, as well as advocacy groups. He holds a PhD degree in Political Science from UBC, an M.A. from Université Laval in Quebec City, and a B.A. from the University of Toronto. Daniel also studied at the Institut d'Études Politiques in Paris, where he received a Diplôme d'Études Approfondies, and Essex University in England, where he studied data analysis. Daniel's professional and academic background includes expertise in public policy and communications research for a wide variety of public and private sector clients. As Senior Vice-President, Daniel led and managed Ipsos' public affairs practice in Western Canada from 1992 to 2006. Since 2006, he has been responsible for leading Ipsos' Higher Education Research Account Team for North America. In 2009, Daniel set up his own research consulting practice - Savas Consulting - working with Ipsos in the higher education sector, and with clients seeking research advice and expertise. Daniel recently accepted a position as Adjunct Professor in Simon Fraser University's Graduate Public Policy Program, teaching quantitative methods and survey design.