Overview
The Market Research Council is a professional organization that hosts industry events, maintains membership, and recognizes achievements through annual awards in the market research field [1]. Chartered in 1927, the organization held its first meeting on January 14, 1927 at the Harvard Club in New York City [4]. The Council describes itself as "the premier membership organization for marketing research leaders" and provides "an 'off-the-record' confidential forum for the exchange of ideas" [3]. Based in New York at P.O. Box 1076, FDR Station [2], the Council has held meetings at the Yale Club in New York City for the last 30 years [5]. The organization operates a Hall of Fame Awards program alongside a Change Maker Award, Research Innovator Award, Research Ambassador Award, and Executive Leadership Program [6]. The Council's executive committee is led by President Steven Snell and Treasurer Anne Brown [8].
The company's own site places it in New York: P.O. Box 1076, FDR Station, New York, New York 10150 listed as primary contact address. [2]
The Market Research Council states it was "Chartered in 1927" and "held its first meeting on January 14, 1927 at the Harvard Club in New York City". [4]
The Market Research Council states that "For the last 30 years, meetings have been held at the Yale Club in New York City." [5]
The Council runs a Hall of Fame Awards program plus a Change Maker Award, a Research Innovator Award and a Research Ambassador Award, and an Executive Leadership Program. [6]
Business address: 152 Madison Ave, New York, New York, 10016. [10]
Growth & traction
The Council's 2026 honorees are Lisa Courtade (Active Practitioner), John Gilfeather (Lifetime Achievement), John Bremer (Research Innovator Award) and Jim Whaley (Research Ambassador Award). [7]
The Council's executive committee is led by President Steven Snell and Treasurer Anne Brown, with seven additional members covering communications, membership, programming and Hall of Fame roles. [8]
Partnerships
The Council scheduled an MRC Happy Hour at the Esomar Congress in Valencia on September 3, 2026. [9]
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