David Flaherty is the founder of Magellan Strategies, a public opinion survey research firm. David has spent his 29-year career and designing and conducting hundreds of survey research projects measuring both public and voter opinion. He is an expert public opinion pollster, focus group moderator and voter data analyst.
Prior to forming Magellan Strategies in 2006, David worked in Washington DC for fourteen years. During that time, he learned the art of voter opinion research, questionnaire design, message development and voter demographic trends while working at the Republican National Committee, the US House of Representatives (Subcommittee on the Census), Americans for Prosperity and a small government relations firm.
For the past fifteen years David has led the Magellan team in its growth and diversification into the areas of government policy, ballot measure and public policy survey research. He is proud to have helped more than fifty Colorado governments and special districts achieve voter approval for a wide array of funding ballot measures and local referendums.