Amber N. Ott

Amber is a researcher and consultant who helps companies and organizations make sense of the public and stakeholder attitudes that impact their work. Drawing upon both traditional opinion research methodologies and innovative analytical tools, she works with clients to develop effective and efficient communications strategies. Her previous experience analyzing policy issues allows her to offer clients additional insight when it comes to managing issues, reputational risk and crises.

Prior to founding Hudson Pacific, Amber led multi-national communications research and analytics engagements for Research+Data Insights, a research company owned by Hill+Knowlton Strategies. She began her career at Public Agenda, a public policy research organization founded by Daniel Yankelovich, the preeminent opinion researcher and social scientist, and former Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. Amber's public research findings have been covered by national media including The New York Times, The Washington Post and Bloomberg Businessweek. She is the past president of the New York chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) and chairs AAPOR’s national committee on qualitative standards and best practices.

Amber is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the George Mason University School of Policy, Government and International Affairs.