Jonathan Gardner has been named CEO of Stagwell’s Harris Quest, the firm’s AI-powered suite of self-service market research and brand management software tools. It’s an offshoot of the Harris Poll and now part of Stagwell’s Marketing Cloud.   

He succeeds Will Johnson who left to join market research firm Outward Intelligence as CEO.   

Gardner previously served as chief operating officer of the Harris Poll, which he joined in 2017.  

Earlier Gardner was APAC CEO and global chief operating officer of Penn Schoen Berland, the political consulting firm co-founded by current Stagwell CEO Mark Penn.  

Gardner now reports to Elspeth Rollert, CEO of the Marketing Cloud. “Jonathan’s deep understanding of the marketplace and research tech uniquely positions him to lead Harris Quest to its next chapter of growth,” stated Rollert.