Dritan Nesho

Dritan is a globally recognized business executive, data scientist, and technology entrepreneur with multi-decade of experience leading data, analytics, and opinion research firms at the highest levels. He is the Founder & CEO of HarrisX, a Stagwell company and fast-growing public opinion and data analytics firm serving leading federal, corporate, and NGO clients. He also serves as Co-Director of the Harvard CAPS–Harris Poll, one of the most cited public policy polls in the U.S. and previously held senior strategy and product leadership roles at Microsoft, where he co-founded Microsoft Pulse and oversaw corporate strategy, M&A, and media partnerships. Dritan has led the development of multiple proprietary technology platforms—including Telephia, Billing Snapshots, and the HarrisX Overnight Poll—that blend SaaS, machine learning, and large-scale data acquisition to provide real-time insights. He has conducted or overseen more than 1,000 opinion polls across 40+ countries, advised six presidential or prime-ministerial campaigns, and taught survey methodology at Harvard University and George Washington University.