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Primary Insight Timeline

2018

Expand research offices to Greenwich and Hong Kong

2016

PI technology team builds industry first, transactional, on-demand service, “PIOD”

2014

PI bolsters compliance practice by hiring former US Department of Justice Attorney, Lindsey Cooper, as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

2011

PI expands sales and research operations to APAC, Europe, and South America

2009

PI completes a successful MBO from JPMorgan to form Primary Insight, LLC

2008

Primary Insight, Inc. is retained by JPMorgan following the purchase of Bear Stearns

2006

PI CEO, Leighton Thomas, is recruited by Bear Stearns to build first expert network, Primary Insight Inc., under a bulge bracket bank

2005

Vista Research is sold to Standard & Poor’s to become part of their new financial vertical along with Cap IQ, Crisil, J.D. Power and Platts

2002

Co-Founders of Primary Insight LLC founded Vista Research, the first bespoke expert network firm in the industry