Mike D'Abramo

Director, Research & Strategy, Youthography Inc

Mike is one of the founding members of Youthography. As a director, Mike has worked with major corporations like Molson, Nintendo and Motorola as well as several government and non-profit organizations including the BC Government, Girl Guides and the Canadian Cancer Society. He has contributed to Youthography's development of quantitative research tools and has played a pioneering role in the development of Youthography's ground breaking panel research in North America - being among the first in the industry to use this now seminal approach and contributing to its innovative application.

Mike also conducts dozens of research groups face-to-face with young Canadians every year throughout the country. With regard to youth culture, his topic specialties include sports and recreation, media evolution, consumer technology and political behavior. As a former high school teacher and college lecturer, he also has a fondness for education issues.

An accomplished public speaker, Mike has made numerous appearances in print, on radio and on television, including the Toronto Star, the CBC, MuchMusic and Maclean's Magazine. He has a degree in Political Science & History and a degree in Education, both from the University of Toronto.

Mike's life long dream is to replace Alex Trebek as the host of Jeopardy!