David Jamieson, PhD

Dr. David Jamieson is a key advisor on the Great Canadian Conversation on Values (National Values Assessment Project) for the Institute for Values-Based Leadership.

In his capacity as Chief Scientist & Director, Advanced Analytics (Datascaping, Modelling, and Mapping), Dr. Jamieson vets and develops for Environics new conceptual/theoretical systems, survey and experimental methodologies, and analytical strategies. As Director of Advanced Analytics (Datascaping, Modelling and Mapping), he specializes in the application of multivariate statistical procedures and models to syndicated and custom survey databases which supports research and counsel in areas such as segmentation, employee engagement studies, corporate imagery/reputation management, social trend analysis, and public policy analysis.

Dr. Jamieson serves as chief analyst for Environics’ international 3SC Social Values Surveys, and was part of the team with Michael Adams that produced the books: Better Happy Than Rich? Canadians, Money, and the Meaning of Life; Fire and Ice: The United States, Canada, and the Myth of Converging Values; and most recently, American Backlash: The Untold Story of Social Change in the United States. Fire and Ice was the 2004 winner of the prestigious Donner Prize for Public Policy writing and was recently named by the Literary Review of Canada on its list of the 100 Most Important Books Ever Published in Canada.