Kraus succeeds Jeffrey Henning, who will remain as a board member of the MRII.

Kraus has previously held roles at Ipsos, Jumpshot and SimilarWeb, with research experience across qualitative and quantitative, custom and syndicated, business-to-business and business-to-consumer research. In 2020, he founded consulting business Next Level Sciences.

Dan Coates, past president and search committee chair, said: “Stephen’s experience, credentials, strong thought leadership capabilities, and strong connections to education and learning will help the MRII achieve our important mission.”