About David Latterman, principal

David Latterman, Principal of Fall Line Analytics, has spent over twenty years analyzing scientific, public policy, corporate, and political data.  He has worked in private, public, non-profit, and academic sectors, having developed a great deal of common-sense knowledge of how all of these worlds operate.  He has especially come to learn how data analysis drives strategy.  Latterman has the ability to translate complex quantitative data into actionable, useful applications and advice for clients.

Having originally founded Fall Line as a political research firm, Latterman moved from detailed, quantitative voter analyses to business and organizational research. With the ability to use maps and clear visuals to display quantitative trends, Latterman and Fall Line Analytics have not only worked on all aspects of political campaigns and governmental research, but also advertising campaigns, business development projects, and many different kinds of surveys and field research.

Latterman is also one of the best-known political analysts in the San Francisco Bay Area, using his unique skill set to become an expert on the political, campaigning, and public opinion process. Unlike many analysts that work from inside the political process, Latterman prefers to study the voters, and how their demographics and opinions shape an election.

Latterman received a Masters of Public Policy from the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley, as well as a Masters of Science in Geology from the UNC Chapel Hill. He graduated cum laude from Bowdoin College with dual Bachelors in Anthropology and Geology. Latterman’s work experience includes working as an exploration petroleum geologist; a public policy think tank researcher; and a public-sector utility analyst.

From 2011-2014, Latterman also held an appointment at the University of San Francisco, helping to grow the university's quantitative research capacity and the Masters of Public Affairs graduate program. He also helped with USF's internal market research, and has taught in the Masters of Business Analytics programs.

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