Joseph E. Kasputys Chairman, President, and CEO
Dr. Joseph Kasputys formed Global Insight, Inc. in March 2001 to join together the world's premier economic information and consulting firms, consisting of Data Resources (DRI) and WEFA (formerly Wharton Economic Forecasting Associates). Under his direction, Global Insight has acquired and integrated six additional companies providing economic and business information. With noted economist Dr. Allen Sinai, he also founded Decision Economics. Kasputys now serves as chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Global Insight, Inc., and chairman of Decision Economics. Prior to his formation of Global Insight, Kasputys was with Primark Corporation from 1987 to 2000, where he served as chairman, president, and CEO. He transformed this New York Stock Exchange company from a $1.7 billion diversified utility into a leading global provider of financial and economic information. In September 2000, Kasputys successfully completed the merger of Primark with Thomson Financial. He was chairman of Thomson Financial until his founding of Global Insight in early 2001. Before joining Primark, Kasputys served as executive vice president of McGraw-Hill. From 1977 to 1984, Kasputys held positions at Data Resources, culminating in his election as president and chief executive officer. From 1972 to 1977, Kasputys served in the U.S. Department of Commerce, rising to the position of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Policy and Administration. He was also Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Maritime Administration and worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam conflict. He began working on national energy policy following the oil embargo in 1973, and participated in the founding of the U.S. Department of Energy. Kasputys holds both master's and doctor's degrees from Harvard University, and serves as a director on a number of public and private boards.
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