Gallup Board of Directors

Sanders received her doctorate in information technology systems and communications from Robert Morris University. She holds master's degrees in African studies/international relations and in communication systems from Ohio University, as well as a bachelor's degree in communications from Hampton University.

Sanders is regarded as a thought leader on Africa's political, economic and security issues; on the United Nations' sustainable development goals; and on climate-smart environmental issues -- having worked on all of these issues throughout her career. Her advocacy initiative FEEEDS has held an annual Africa-focused event in partnership with the Gallup World Poll on many of these issues since 2013.

Sanders has testified before the U.S. Congress on security and conflict issues. She is a member of the prestigious American Academy of Diplomacy of former senior U.S. government officials, a member of the American College of National Security Leaders, a member of the U.S. Trade Representative's Trade Advisory Committee on Africa; a board trustee for Robert Morris University; and former chairperson for the U.S. Export-Import Bank's Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee.

Sanders is the recipient of six U.S. Department of State Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards and numerous honors for her leadership work with Africa's small businesses. She is the author of Legendary Uli Women of Nigeria: Their Life Stories in Signs, Symbols, and Motifs and The Rise of Africa's Small and Medium Size Enterprises: Spurring Development and Growing the Middle Class.

Before joining Gallup, O'Brien was a partner at Knudsen, Berkheimer, Richardson & Endacott, LLP. He served on the firm's management committee and had an extensive litigation practice, including insurance defense, product liability and Federal Employers' Liability Act cases. He served as first chair for more than 20 state and federal jury trials and argued seven appellate cases before the Nebraska Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeals.

O'Brien received his bachelor's degree in journalism and English from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and his Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School, both with honors. While in law school, he served as the topics editor for The George Washington International Law Review. He is admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia and in Nebraska.

As CFO, he leads Gallup’s global financial strategy, positioning finance as a driver of growth, capital discipline and enterprise value. He oversees corporate financial governance and analytics, enabling faster decision-making and more precise capital allocation across the business. His work focuses on linking financial discipline directly to strategy execution and long-term growth.

As interim CTO, Taek is leading Gallup’s transition into an AI-powered organization, integrating product innovation, advisory expertise and research. He is advancing innovation at the intersection of research and technology. His work builds capabilities that expand how organizations, societies and leaders measure and improve human potential, performance and wellbeing, while increasing the speed, scale and efficiency of data-driven insights.

Since joining Gallup in 2011, Taek has held leadership roles across finance, consulting and regional operations. He has led Gallup’s business in Asia-Pacific, overseen its advisory work across the central United States, Latin America and licensing, and built its consulting presence in Southeast Asia. He has advised senior executives across industries, helping translate research into measurable performance outcomes.

Taek is a member of the CFO Coalition Leadership Group for the United Nations Global Compact, supporting initiatives aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. He serves on the boards of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Reading Is Fundamental and Silent Partners, and is a trustee of Eastern University.

Taek holds a bachelor’s degree from California State University, Long Beach, an MBA from Pepperdine University, and a doctorate in organizational leadership from Eastern University.

Krieger's mission is to safeguard and invest Gallup's financial assets to achieve long-term, sustainable growth in stockholder value superior to the market. He also facilitates productive local and worldwide relationships that achieve key management and client outcomes. Under his leadership, Gallup's finance department works to develop financial scorekeeping systems that support internal and external business partnerships and crucial management cornerstones, including per-person productivity and pay for performance measures.

Krieger has extensive experience in international business and has served as Gallup's President of International Operations. From 1992 through 2001, Gallup expanded its operations in the U.S. and throughout the world, and Krieger led Gallup's efforts to acquire or start offices in business-strategic locations. Gallup currently operates more than 20 offices around the world.

Krieger serves on the board of directors for the Greater Omaha Chamber. He previously served as chairman of the board of directors' executive committee, and he served as chairman of the chamber's Economic Development Committee and Education and Workforce Development Committee. He is chairman of the Nebraska Early Childhood Business Roundtable, a statewide organization. Krieger has served as a member of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business Administration Advisory Board and as a member of the Accounting Department Advisory Group. He currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Krieger serves on the board of directors for the Krieger Family Foundation. This organization makes philanthropic investments in entrepreneur education for young Nebraskans and provides funds for economic development activities statewide.

Krieger received his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is a certified public accountant and a member of the Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of CPAs.

Based out of Gallup's headquarters in Washington, D.C., Gandhi leads business strategy and performance. She has an exceptional track record building world-class teams and cultivating a high-performing, agile, resilient and one-team culture. She and her teams work with multinational clients to understand their company's aspirations, develop long-term strategic plans, and deliver on research and analytics-based solutions that drive business goals. As a member of Gallup's Global Management Committee, she also helps drive organizational growth at Gallup.

Before joining Gallup, Gandhi had a career in corporate banking with one of the largest banks in London. She received her master's degree in business administration from Warwick Business School in the United Kingdom and has a wealth of international leadership experience, having worked in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the U.S.

Through bold, large-scale partnerships with the world’s most influential corporations, foundations, NGOs and family offices, Joe architected Gallup’s expansion into a global force — building vast international tracking systems that collectively serve as humanity’s most powerful “listening machine.”

In addition to his work at Gallup, Joe serves as national chairman of the board for Lemonade Day, a nonprofit advancing youth entrepreneurship and financial literacy in more than 100 communities across the United States.

He holds an MBA in international business from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Pennsylvania State University. Joe resides in McLean, Virginia, with his wife and three children.

Jon’s 2022 book, Blind Spot: The Global Rise of Unhappiness, achieved Wall Street Journal bestseller status. He has also contributed to notable platforms like The Economist, BBC and Harvard Business Review. Jon holds a board position at Gallup and previously served on the boards of Meridian International, Streetwise Partners and Young Professionals in Foreign Policy.

Jon earned a Juris Doctor specializing in international law from the University of Nebraska and a bachelor’s degree in political science and history from the University of Michigan. He also holds a senior fellowship at Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion and has been recognized with honorary doctorates from Midland University, University of North Carolina at Pembroke and Western New England University.

Jim is the creator of The Gallup Path^®, a metric-based economic model that establishes the linkages among human nature in the workplace, customer engagement and business outcomes. This model is used in performance management systems in more than 500 companies worldwide. Another of his innovations, the Gallup World Poll, gives the world’s 8 billion citizens a voice on virtually all key global issues.

In June 2015, the Clifton Foundation and Gallup announced a $30 million gift to the University of Nebraska to establish the Don Clifton Strengths Institute. The gift supports the early identification and accelerated development of thousands of gifted entrepreneurs and future business builders.

Jim is the author of Wall Street Journal bestseller Culture Shock. Released in 2023, the book offers Gallup’s solution to the biggest leadership issue of our time. He is also the author of Wall Street Journal bestseller Wellbeing at Work, as well as Wall Street Journal No. 1 bestseller It’s the Manager and books Born to Build and The Coming Jobs War. He has also authored many articles on global leadership. His writing appears regularly in the influencer section of LinkedIn and on the Gallup.com Chairman’s Blog.

Jim serves on several boards, including the U.S. Council on Competitiveness. He is chairman emeritus of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and chairman of the Dr. N. Joyce Payne Center for Social Justice. He has received honorary degrees from Medgar Evers, Jackson State and Bellevue universities. He is also a distinguished visiting professor at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University. Jim lives and works in Washington, D.C.