Morning Consult
Morning Consult is a market research firm that uses AI and daily surveys to provide real-time consumer insights. It collects 30,000 daily survey responses across 100+ markets and has a database of 100M+ historical responses.
The growth story
Morning Consult grew from 396 to 328 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $91M along the way, most recently a Series B in June 2021.
About
Morning Consult sells AI-powered market research services that help companies track consumer sentiment in real time. Its proprietary survey engine collects data globally, with particular strength in political and brand tracking.
The company has raised $91M, most recently a Series B in 2021. It employs 328 people, with a median tenure of just one year suggesting rapid turnover or growth.
Founders and leadership
Research is the largest function with 80 employees. Leadership includes veterans from Kantar, Gartner and other insights firms, reflecting the company's focus on data-driven decision making.
The Morning Consult org chart
Michael Ramlet (Co-Founder and CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 10 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Research 93 (-15% YoY), Sales 42 (+5% YoY), Engineering 34 (-39% YoY), Business Development 32 (-9% YoY), Information Technology 17 (-11% YoY), Finance 16 (-20% YoY).
Talent flow
The company recruits heavily from competitors like Kantar (13 hires), Insights (10) and Gartner (9). Alumni frequently move to smaller research firms like Tunnl (9 departures) and Knit (7).
Most common previous employers of Morning Consult staff: Kantar (13), Insights (10), Gartner (9), Ipsos (8), CEB, now Gartner (6), EAB (6). Former Morning Consult employees most often moved to Tunnl (9), Knit (7), Kantar (5), Ipsos (3), UptimeAI (2), aytm (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Morning Consult mafia
Six alumni have founded companies, including Contigo Strategies (3 staff) and Gachi Marketing. Most spinouts are in adjacent insights or marketing services.
6Taylor Ashy, was Senior Vice President, Head of SaaS until 2024Anna Maria Lee, was Managing Director, Marketing until 2021Christine Clark, was Global Group Managing Director until 2023Tyler Sinclair, was Chief Research Officer until 2022Stacy Graiko, was AVP, Custom Research - Qualitative Lead until 2022Maggie (O'Neill) Clapp, was Sr Account Executive until 2026Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 50% direct, 35% search, 5% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Morning Consult: Leadership (117), Microsoft Excel (115), Microsoft Office (111), Research Skills (109), Data Analysis (108), Project Management (90), Public Speaking (83), Microsoft PowerPoint (82).
Where the team actually sits
Morning Consult people are concentrated in District of Columbia, United States (44), New York, United States (25), Illinois, United States (15), New York City Metropolitan Area (15). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Morning Consult attracts about 18,820 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $57K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,626 ranking keywords and lost 1,405 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.90 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.70 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Morning Consult has 328 employees as of September 2026.
Morning Consult has raised $91M in total, most recently a Series B round in June 2021.
Morning Consult was founded in 2014 by Kyle Dropp, PhD, Michael Ramlet, Alexander Dulin.
Michael Ramlet (Co-Founder and CEO) sits at the top of Morning Consult's reporting structure, with 10 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Morning Consult staff are Kantar (13 people), Insights (10 people), Gartner (9 people).
Former Morning Consult employees most often move to Tunnl (9), Knit (7), Kantar (5).
At least 6 companies have a founder who previously worked at Morning Consult, including Contigo Strategies, Gachi Marketing, Thrive Partner.
Morning Consult attracts about 18,820 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $57K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Morning Consult staff are Leadership, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Research Skills, Data Analysis.
Morning Consult staff are concentrated in District of Columbia, United States (44), New York, United States (25), Illinois, United States (15).
Morning Consult has about 93 people in Research, down 15% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Morning Consult has about 42 people in Sales, up 5% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 237 current and 259 former Morning Consult profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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