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Guidepoint is the second-largest expert network,〔Vista Research Finally Finds a Home, Integrity Research, http://www.integrity-research.com/vista-research-finally-finds-a-home//〕 providing business professionals with opportunities to talk with industry experts who can answer their specialized industry questions before making investment or business decisions. Guidepoint clients consult with experts over the phone, at a conference, teleconference, or custom event, or may gather primary research data through a survey, poll, or web-based data offering. The company has recruited over 250,000 experts, known as “Guidepoint Advisors”, who come from 110 different business industries.〔“Guidepoint.” Crunchbase. Accessed 16 Jun 2015. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/guidepoint-global〕 Guidepoint is based in New York and has additional offices in San Francisco, London, Düsseldorf, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. == History == Guidepoint was founded by Albert Sebag, Ph.D., who started as a bioorganic chemist,〔"Albert Sebag, Ph.D." Accessed 19 June 2015. http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=9146452&privcapId=9145294&previousCapId=9145294&previousTitle=Winncare%20S.A.〕 where he helped to develop anti-estrogen drugs for treatment of certain cancers. Sebag then moved on to law, earning his J.D. from Boston College Law School. During his legal career, he focused on intellectual property and biotechnology litigation for generic pharmaceutical clients. This experience eventually led Sebag to begin a matching service for oncology patients called Clinical Advisors.〔Board of Directors. Repair the World. Accessed 16 Jun 2015. http://werepair.org/about-us/board-of-directors/〕 Launched in 2003, Clinical Advisors matched cancer patients with the clinical trial that best suited their case.〔Timmerman, Luke. “More doctors consulting for Wall Street, study finds.” Seattle Times. 1 Jun 2005. http://www.seattletimes.com/business/more-doctors-consulting-for-wall-street-study-finds/〕 As Clinical Advisors expanded their network to include expertise in additional healthcare areas, the company progressed into other industries and sectors. In 2007, the company changed its name to Guidepoint Global to reflect this expanded business model.〔“Company Oveview of Guidepoint Global, LLC.” Bloomberg Businessweek. Accessed 16 Jun 2015. http://www.investing.businessweek.wallst.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=30292548〕 In 2009, Guidepoint Global acquired Vista Research from Standard & Poor’s, a subsidiary of the company formerly called The McGraw-Hill Companies,〔“McGraw-Hill sells Vista Research.” Advertising Age. 27 May 2009. http://adage.com/article/btob/mcgraw-hill-sells-vista-research/275550/〕〔“Hedge Fund Research Firm Buys S&P Expert Network.” FIN Alternatives. 26 May 2009. http://www.finalternatives.com/node/8009/〕 an expert network company that was active in Asia and had a strong network of experts in other industries such as technology and telecom.〔“Vista Research Finally Finds a Home.” Integrity Research Associates. 21 May 2009. http://www.integrity-research.com/vista-research-finally-finds-a-home/〕 Shortly after rebranding as Guidepoint, “the expert at finding expertise,” and premiering a new logo and website,〔http://www.logo-designer.co/creative-tonic-logo-design-rebrands-guidepoint-globa〕 Guidepoint acquired Innosquared, a Germany-based expert network firm. According to FINAlternatives, Guidepoint is “the only global expert network with a large research team based in Germany and one of only two with research locations in the EMEA regionn.”〔(xi )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Guidepoint」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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