Gallup Board of Directors

Sanders received her doctorate in information technology systems and communications from Robert Morris University. She holds master's degrees in African studies/international relations and in communication systems from Ohio University, as well as a bachelor's degree in communications from Hampton University.

Sanders is regarded as a thought leader on Africa's political, economic and security issues; on the United Nations' sustainable development goals; and on climate-smart environmental issues -- having worked on all of these issues throughout her career. Her advocacy initiative FEEEDS has held an annual Africa-focused event in partnership with the Gallup World Poll on many of these issues since 2013.

Sanders has testified before the U.S. Congress on security and conflict issues. She is a member of the prestigious American Academy of Diplomacy of former senior U.S. government officials, a member of the American College of National Security Leaders, a member of the U.S. Trade Representative's Trade Advisory Committee on Africa; a board trustee for Robert Morris University; and former chairperson for the U.S. Export-Import Bank's Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee.

Sanders is the recipient of six U.S. Department of State Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards and numerous honors for her leadership work with Africa's small businesses. She is the author of Legendary Uli Women of Nigeria: Their Life Stories in Signs, Symbols, and Motifs and The Rise of Africa's Small and Medium Size Enterprises: Spurring Development and Growing the Middle Class.

Throughout his career, Pinzón has been a leader in both the public and private sectors. Between 2018 and 2021, Pinzón was appointed president of the Foundation for the Progress of the Capital Region -- ProBogotá, a private nonprofit for the promotion of common good, public policy, and long-term strategic projects for the capital region of Colombia.

In July 2017, Ambassador Pinzón launched a bid for president with the support of the civic citizens' movement "Colombia Above All." In March 2018, he became a vice presidential candidate.

Pinzón previously served as Colombia's Ambassador to Washington from 2015 to 2017. During his tenure, he oversaw the approval of "Peace Colombia or Plan Colombia II" ($450 million per year) that increased the U.S. funding package for security and development. Additionally, he helped establish the CEO U.S.-Colombia Business Council at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Atlantic Council's Colombia Task Force with the report on the future of the U.S.-Colombia relationship. The accession of the Hass avocado to the U.S. market was an important highlight. While in office, the Colombian Embassy was recognized as the best diplomatic delegation in Washington by the World Affairs Council in Washington, D.C.

Prior to that, Ambassador Pinzón served as Minister of Defense of Colombia for nearly four years. Under his leadership, the Colombian Armed Forces dealt the most severe blows in history to terrorist organizations - the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia and the National Liberation Army -- and criminal bands, highly degrading their logistics, structure, and leadership.

Additional previous positions include chief of staff to the president of Colombia; Deputy Minister of Defense; senior adviser to the executive director at the board of the World Bank; vice president of the Colombian Banking Association; assistant vice president of investment banking at Citigroup; private secretary and chief of staff for the Finance and Public Credit Ministry; and economist for Colombia at Citigroup.

Pinzón also currently serves as John L. Weinberg/Goldman Sachs & Co. Visiting Professor and Lecturer at the Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs.

O'Brien has extensive experience in international business. During the 1990s, he helped acquire and develop operations in strategic business locations. He initiated an aggressive global trademark registration and acquisition program, which grew Gallup's trademark portfolio from one U.S. trademark to more than 1,000 marks in nearly 100 countries.

From January 2000 through March 2005, O'Brien served as executive publisher of The Gallup Poll, in addition to his legal responsibilities. Under his leadership, revenue for The Gallup Poll increased threefold. Significant polls undertaken included The 2002 Gallup Poll of the Islamic World, The 2003 Gallup Poll of Baghdad, The Gallup Poll of Iraq (2004) and The Gallup Poll of China (2004). He developed a contract with The Commission on Presidential Debates to allow Gallup to select the audiences of undecided voters for the Presidential Town Hall Debates from 2000 to 2012.

Before joining Gallup, O'Brien was a partner at Knudsen, Berkheimer, Richardson & Endacott, LLP. He served on the firm's management committee and had an extensive litigation practice, including insurance defense, product liability and Federal Employers' Liability Act cases. He served as first chair for more than 20 state and federal jury trials and argued seven appellate cases before the Nebraska Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeals.

O'Brien has appeared on MSNBC and ABC affiliate stations and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. He has spoken at conferences on topics such as corporate compliance, counterfeiting and piracy, international business relations, and intellectual property.

O'Brien received his bachelor's degree in journalism and English from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and his Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School, both with honors. While in law school, he served as the topics editor for The George Washington International Law Review. He is admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia and in Nebraska.

Prior to his current role, Taek was a Regional Director, leading Gallup's businesses across central U.S., Latin America, and global licensing. He has extensive client experience in Asia, leading the consulting group for southeast Asia. He also served as a strategic adviser to senior executives and leaders across numerous industries in Asia, applying Gallup science to help organizations improve business outcomes. Taek specializes in management-level consultancy using Gallup's workplace and marketplace analytics.

Taek is a member of the CFO Coalition Leadership Group for the United Nations Global Compact, where he has actively engaged in driving global awareness for companies to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. He is one of the founding members of the Diversity Advisory Council for Gallup.

Taek received his bachelor's degree from Long Beach State University, his master's in business administration degree from Pepperdine University, and his doctorate degree in organizational leadership from Eastern University.

Krieger's mission is to safeguard and invest Gallup's financial assets to achieve long-term, sustainable growth in stockholder value superior to the market. He also facilitates productive local and worldwide relationships that achieve key management and client outcomes. Under his leadership, Gallup's finance department works to develop financial scorekeeping systems that support internal and external business partnerships and crucial management cornerstones, including per-person productivity and pay for performance measures.

Krieger has extensive experience in international business and has served as Gallup's President of International Operations. From 1992 through 2001, Gallup expanded its operations in the U.S. and throughout the world, and Krieger led Gallup's efforts to acquire or start offices in business-strategic locations. Gallup currently operates more than 20 offices around the world.

Krieger serves on the board of directors for the Greater Omaha Chamber. He previously served as chairman of the board of directors' executive committee, and he served as chairman of the chamber's Economic Development Committee and Education and Workforce Development Committee. He is chairman of the Nebraska Early Childhood Business Roundtable, a statewide organization. Krieger has served as a member of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business Administration Advisory Board and as a member of the Accounting Department Advisory Group. He currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Krieger serves on the board of directors for the Krieger Family Foundation. This organization makes philanthropic investments in entrepreneur education for young Nebraskans and provides funds for economic development activities statewide.

Krieger received his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is a certified public accountant and a member of the Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of CPAs.

Based out of Gallup's headquarters in Washington, D.C., Gandhi leads business strategy and performance. She has an exceptional track record building world-class teams and cultivating a high-performing, agile, resilient and one-team culture. She and her teams work with multinational clients to understand their company's aspirations, develop long-term strategic plans, and deliver on research and analytics-based solutions that drive business goals. As a member of Gallup's Global Management Committee, she also helps drive organizational growth at Gallup.

Before joining Gallup, Gandhi had a career in corporate banking with one of the largest banks in London. She received her master's degree in business administration from Warwick Business School in the United Kingdom and has a wealth of international leadership experience, having worked in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the U.S.

As a leader for Gallup's public and social sector work, Daly helps recognize research disparities and gaps in data, facilities studies that span the globe, and then helps condense and communicate those findings into actionable advice and analytics that build a better world. He emboldens his partners and clients to look at global standards differently, challenging them to think bigger, so every person -- regardless of where they are in the world -- has a chance to be heard and has access to a life well-lived.

Daly is also passionate about the important role entrepreneurship plays in society. He supports governments and businesses worldwide, collecting research and data on the drivers of employment, job creation and business startups at the global, national, regional and local levels. Gallup has studied the talents that distinguish successful entrepreneurs and has built an assessment that identifies individuals, such as high school students, with high entrepreneurial talent, and then helps leadership direct them to the right experiences to develop their talent.

Daly is a member of Gallup's public release committee, a carefully staffed, historical team devoted to protecting Gallup's brand in public-facing research. He also serves as chairman of the board of directors for Lemonade Day, a national philanthropy dedicated to youth entrepreneurship and financial literacy. In addition, Daly serves on the board of trustees at the Meridian International Center.

Before joining Gallup, Daly was a consultant at Accenture. He has an MBA with a focus on international business from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

Clifton is a nonresident senior fellow at Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion. He serves on the boards of directors for Gallup and Young Professionals in Foreign Policy, and has also served on the boards of Meridian International Center, StreetWise Partners, Chess Challenge in DC and Findyr.

Because of his expertise, Clifton is often called on to speak about Gallup's research to international associations including the United Nations, the International Association for Official Statistics and the World Bank.

He has also been interviewed on BBC News, C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" and Al-Jazeera, and he has testified in front of the U.S. Congress on the state of American small business and entrepreneurship.

Clifton received a bachelor's degree in political science and history from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor in international law from the University of Nebraska. He was also awarded an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Midland University.