Chairman of the Board,
Director of Research

Earl de Berge enjoys a national reputation for innovative and insightful public opinion research.  A trusted advisor to business leaders and frequent television and radio commentators on public affairs and business issues, Mr. de Berge pioneered the development of regional, nonpartisan, public information polls with the creation of the award-winning Rocky Mountain Poll and the BusinessTRACK™ and LatinoTRACK™ surveys of consumer and business markets.

Director of Research for BRC since 1969, Earl De Berge is also Editor and Director of the prestigious Rocky Mountain Poll.  In the latter capacity, he has charted the changing public policy landscape and emerging commercial markets of the Rocky Mountain states and contributed greatly to the increased national attention given to western markets.  His articles and critical analysis of research techniques, methodologies, and significant findings have been published in journals of business, marketing, and public opinion research.

Mr. de Berge is a specialist in the design, administration, and analysis of market research programs including attitude, behavior, use and need studies.  His areas of special interest include business-to-business and consumer research in health care, public policy, corporate image, commercial development, and the travel and hospitality industries.

Mr. de Berge holds degrees from Antioch University and the University of Arizona.   He has served on the boards of numerous civic and cultural associations, including the Phoenix Symphony, the National Board of ATLATL, the Phoenix Economic Growth Corporation, the Trustees Executive Committee of Verde Valley School, the Executive Committee of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, the Mayor's Economic Development Advisory Committee, and as Chairman of the Arizona State Board of Land Appeals and the Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission.  Mr. de Berge is also a gentleman rancher and a metal sculptor.