About SIS International Research
Headquartered in New York City and with on-the-ground offices worldwide, SIS offers you in-depth insight and recommendations into the global marketplace. We deliver the around-the-clock project management and client servicing that is essential in a 24/7 global economy.
With our global team of diverse industry experts and world-renowned researchers and analysts, SIS helps you boost profits, identify new market opportunities, test products, gather data, understand customers, deter competitive threats, track industries, manage their supply chains and discover their full potential.
Strategy Consulting.
One Firm.
SIS runs its own fieldwork and its own analysis. No subcontractors between you and the data.
Focus Groups
In our own Flatiron District facility. One-way mirrors, HD recording, live streaming, simultaneous translation.
B2B Expert Interviews
One-on-one sessions with C-suite executives, physicians, engineers, and procurement officers.
Quantitative Fieldwork
CATI telephone interviews across 135 countries. Online panels, mobile surveys, intercepts, and CLTs.
Taste Tests & Sensory
On-site test kitchen for food, beverage, and personal care product evaluations.
Strategy Consulting
Market entry assessments, competitive intelligence, go-to-market research, VOC studies. FinTech and Blockchain divisions since 2018.
Car Clinics
Full-size vehicle evaluations in controlled environments. Exterior, interior, infotainment, and pricing.
in Three Phases
Ruth Stanat built this model on a specific premise: research without a clear decision context is wasted budget.
Design & Recruit
Screener development and targeted recruitment from our national respondent database.
Fieldwork & Collection
Sessions conducted in-person or via video stream. Quantitative via CATI, online panels, intercepts, or mobile.
Analysis & Recommendation
Analysts code transcripts, triangulate against secondary sources, and deliver findings tied to the client’s decision.
Seven Offices.
In-country field teams handle recruitment, moderation, and logistics locally.
Named Clients.
From public press releases and case studies.
40+ Years of
Innovation
Who Have Done the Work
Not generalists. Analysts with direct operating experience in the sectors they cover.
Founder and President of SIS International Research. Under her leadership, SIS expanded from classic qualitative and quantitative market research to data-driven, tech-infused intelligence services.
Charter member of SCIP and recipient of the SCIP Fellows Award. Author of several books on globalization, corporate strategy, and intelligence — cited in Forbes, Bloomberg, and Reuters. Operational footprint spans 120+ countries.
13+ years in strategy and management consulting. Helps clients apply automation and AI-assisted analytics. Previously CEO of RiskPoint Advisors, with experience at SAP, the World Bank, and the International Finance Corporation.
Education: Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business (MBA) · Northeastern University (BA).
15+ years at the intersection of technology, data-driven strategy, and digital transformation. Leads EMEA from the London office. 8+ years at SIS International managing projects from multi-country focus groups to large-scale car clinics.
Fluent in Spanish and English. Two degrees in Marketing and International Business from New Paltz, New York.
15+ years spanning strategy, operations, technical due diligence, and commercial scaling. Started in Germany’s engineering sector. After earning his MBA from Hult IBS, expanded into strategy consulting.
Drives operational excellence and platform implementation across SIS’s international office network.
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Your Project?
Tell us the decision you need to make. We’ll scope the research, recruit the right respondents, and deliver findings on your timeline.
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