Amanda Allen Joins Smarty Pants Research And Consulting Firm

JOHNSON CITY, TN – Smarty Pants market research and strategic consulting firm announced today that Amanda Allen has joined the organization as an “Insights Whiz” supporting the company’s key food & beverage, toy & game, and entertainment clients. Allen is among 30 new research professionals added to the consultancy in the last 12 months.

Allen was most recently a senior market research consultant at PNC Bank, where
she led primary research across various lines of business, including investments,
small business banking, and the PNC brand. Prior, she served as a research associate for University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). Earlier in her career, Allen was a project analyst at Pittsburgh’s Community Care Behavioral Health Organization and a quantitative research manager at Scottsdale, Arizona based Newristics, a messaging optimization firm based in behavioral science and artificial intelligence.

Commenting on Allen’s hire, Smarty Pants Vice President Michael Desmarais comments, “From her first day, Amanda began adding value to our client business. Her background in psychology and behavioral science, combined with her dexterity across research methods and her years of cross-category experience, make her a tremendous addition to our team.”

Allen earned a Bachelor of Science in Applied Psychology from Robert Morris University and a Master of Arts in Research Methodology from the University of Pittsburgh. She is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania