Timeline Stories

Expand research offices to Greenwich and Hong Kong

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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