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As is typical of creations born of necessity, SPSS quickly caught on at universities throughout America and was soon in demand. It also became apparent to the developers of SPSS that they had more on their hands than an effective, efficient method of analyzing data; they had a viable product. In addition to their academic work, they now needed to consider pricing, shipping and other issues of commerce. They made sure that tapes of source code were sent to a small, but enthusiastic, user community, and continually maintained and enhanced SPSS. After graduate school in 1969, Nie joined the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center. The University of Chicago considered SPSS an important intellectual property and encouraged Nie's continuing development of the software system. Nie was successful in recruiting Hull to join him at the University of Chicago by encouraging him to take a position as the head of the university's Computation Center. Bent, a Canadian, decided not to join Nie and Hull in Chicago, and returned to Canada where he had an academic appointment at the University of Alberta. With Nie and Hull juggling both their academic and SPSS responsibilities, they continued to work diligently spreading the word and market appeal of SPSS. The early success of SPSS was directly related to the quality and availability of the documentation that accompanied the software. McGraw-Hill published the first SPSS user's manual in 1970. ...

Number of Employees 1,203
Contact Information

233 S Wacker Dr 11th Fl

Chicago, Illinois 60606-6412

spss.com

(312) 651-3000

NAICS Code Software Publishers: 511210

Recent Events

  • BRIEF-SPSS settles litigation with Norman H. Nie

    9/25/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • SPSS Reports 2009 Second Quarter, First Half Results

    8/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • SPSS Reports 2009 First Quarter Results

    5/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Michael E. Lavin Director
Norman H. Nie Co-Founder
Merritt M. Lutz Director
Jonathan Otterstatter CTO & Executive Vice President
Miha Vogelnik Chief Representative
Raymond Panza Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Alex Kormushoff Senior Vice President, Field Operations, Worldwide
Colin Shearer Senior Vice President of Market Strategy
Douglas Dow Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
John Shap Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Rich Holada Senior Vice President, Technology
Adrian Carr Spss Vice President of Sales
Bob Dutcher Vice President, Product Marketing
Erick Brethenoux Vice President, Corp Development
Joseph Federer Vice President, Services, Worldwide
Marc D. Nelson Controller & Vice President
Olivier Jouve Vice President of Corporate Development for Text Mining
Patrick McCue Vice President of Worldwide Alliances
Raymond Poon General Manager
Janine Warell Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Investor Relations
Bob Reczek Corporate Communications Manager, Industry Analysts
Christina Preiss Senior Corporate Communications Specialist
Fouad Moumen Programmer
Frank Sparacino
Greg Killip Specialist
Laura Squier Senior Technical Consultant
Ogunro Yomi Specialist
Scott Dimetrosky

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Michael Blair Board of Directors
William B. Binch Board of Directors
Jack Noonan Chairman of The Board, Chief Executive Officer and President
Charles R. Whitchurch Member, Board of Directors
Claire Goldbloom Board of Directors
Henry S Bienen Board of Directors
Kenneth H. Holec Board of Directors
Lane Fuller Board of Directors
Nathalie Hardijzer Board of Directors
Patricia B. Morrison Board of Directors
Tim Powers Board of Directors

Michael E. Lavin, 60, Midwest area managing partner KPMG LLP 1993 2002. Partner 1977 2002. Director, Peoples Energy Corporation and SPSS Inc. B.B.A., University of Wisconsin. Tellabs director since 2003.

Organization Position Status
Tellabs, Inc. Midwest Area Managing Partner Current
People's Energy Corp. Consultant Current
Tellabs, Inc. Director Current
SPSS Inc. Director Current
People's Energy Corp. Director Current
KPMG International Midwest Area Managing Partner Former
Tellabs, Inc. Consultant Former
People's Energy Corp. Chairman, Audit Committee Former
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Board Member Former
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Vice Chairman Former
Chicago Opera Theater Vice Chairman Former
The Chicago Council On Foreign Relations Board Member Former
Museum of Contemporary Art Board Member Former

Organization Position Status
Knowledge Networks, Inc. Co-Founder & Chairman Current
SPSS Inc. Co-Founder Current
Oak Investment Partners Technology Partner Current
Siqss Dual Professional Current
The Gallup Organization Senior Scientist Current
Siqss Director Current
Knowledge Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
SPSS Inc. Board of Directors Former
Stanford University Ph.D. Former
Washington University B.A. Former

As Chairman of Morgan Stanley Technology Holdings, Inc., Mr. Lutz manages the company?s strategic technology investments and partnerships. Previously, he was President of Candle Corporation, a worldwide supplier of systems software. Mr. Lutz also sits on the boards of three privately held software companies: Algorithmics, Business Engine and SPSS Inc. He is a former director of the Information Technology Association of America and the NASD Industry Advisory Committee. He holds a Bachelors and Masters degree from Michigan State University.

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Interlink Electronics, Inc. Chairman of Morgan Stanley Technology Holdings, Inc. More Current
Sendmail, Inc. Chairman of The Board Current
Business Engine, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Predictive Analytics Insight Director Current
Persistence Software, Inc. Director Current
Business Engine, Inc. Director Current
Interlink Electronics, Inc. Director Former
SPSS Inc. Director Current
Irise Communications Board of Directors Current
Beacon International Limited Director Current
The Candle President Former
Candle Corporation President Former
Morgan Stanley Managing Director Former
Morgan Stanley Advisory Director Former
American Friends Chairman Former
ThruPoint, Inc. Director Former
Michigan State University Masters Degree Former
Michigan State University Bachelors Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Security Chicago Corp Director Current
Voiceprism Director Current
Predictive Analytics Insight Director Current
SPSS Inc. Board of Directors Current
Showingtime Director Current
Computer Corporation of America Director Current
Cyborg Systems, Inc. Chief Executive Former
Cyborg Systems, Inc. Founder Former
Hewitt and Co Former
Cyborg Systems, Inc. Chairman Former
University of Missouri bachelors degree in mathematics with a minor in physics Former

William Binch has been an active independent director for seven years. He has extensive experience in worldwide sales, enterprise applications, and BI/analytics. He currently serves on four boards: SPSS (Lead Director), Callidus Software, Saama, & MedeFinance, as well as two Advisory Boards (DemandTec & Verari). Mr. Binch served as CEO/Chairman of SeeCommerce (acquired by NCR/Teradata). He was SVP of WW Sales at Hyperion/Arbor, and a senior executive at Business Objects & Prism, two BI & DW companies. He served for five years at Oracle, departing as VP of Strategic Accounts. He has held executive positions at IBM, Itel, & Fortune Systems.

Organization Position Status
Demandtec, Inc. Partner, Pasatiempo Cellars Current
Callidus Software Inc. Lead Director Current
Saama Technologies, Inc. Lead Director Current
SPSS Inc. Lead Director Current
Callidus Software Inc. Member, Chair, Member Current
Saama Technologies, Inc. Director Current
Stellent, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Predictive Analytics Insight Director Current
SPSS Inc. Board of Directors Current
MedeFinance, Inc. Board Member Current
Callidus Software Inc. Director Current
Verari Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Demandtec, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Medefinance, Inc Board Member Current
Seecommerce Chief Executive Officer Former
Seecommerce President Former
Fortune Vice President of Sales Former
Itel Corporation Vice President Former
Itel Corporation General Manager Former
Professional Resources & Information Systems Management Inc Senior Executive Former
Business Objects Senior Executive Former
Prism Solutions, Inc. Senior Executive Former
Seecommerce Chairman Former
Showcase Inc. Director Former
University of Maryland B.S. Former
University of Maryland Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Predictive Analytics Insight Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Current
SPSS Inc. Chairman of The Board, Chief Executive Officer and President Current
Streamcenter, Inc. Current
Morningstar, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Sherpa Partners, LLC Advisory Board Member Current
Micro Rim Chief Executive Officer Former
Micro Rim President Former
Amdahl Corporation Vice President of Corporate Product Support Former
Candle Corporation Vice President, Product Group Former
International Business Machines Corporation Field Engineering and Systems Development Former
Fujitsu Limited Former
SPSS Inc. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. CTO & Executive Vice President Current
Showcase Inc. Executive Vice President, Technology and Services Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.S. degree in management of technology Former
University of Wisconsin B.S. degree in computer science Former

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SPSS Inc. Chief Representative Current
Valicon Partner Current

Raymond H. Panza, Executive Vice President, Corporate Operations, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary, joined SPSS in August 2004. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Panza was the Vice President, Finance of Thomson, a leading provider of technology and service solutions for integrated media and entertainment companies. From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Panza was the Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Thomson's Digital and New Media Services business units. From 1997 to 1999, he was the Vice President, Investments and Alliances of Ameritech Corporation, and from 1995 to 1997, he was the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ameritech's Custom Business Services. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds M.S. and B.S. degrees in accounting from The Pennsylvania State University.

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Predictive Analytics Insight Current
Ameri Tech Vice President, Investments and Alliances Former
SPSS Inc. Board of Directors Former
The Pennsylvania State University M.S. Former
The Pennsylvania State University B.S. Degrees In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Senior Vice President, Field Operations, Worldwide Current
BroadVision, Inc. Senior Vice President, GlobalOpers Former
The Pennsylvania State University M.B.A Former
Boston University M.B.A Former

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Senior Vice President of Market Strategy Current

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Senior Vice President, Corporate Development Current
University of Chicago Master of Arts Degree In Political Science Former
Kalamazoo College Bachelor of Arts Degree Former
University of Chicago Bachelor of Arts Degree Former

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales Current

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Senior Vice President, Technology Current
CRM Development Company Former
University of Illinois J.D. Former
University of Illinois B.S. In Computer Science Former

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Spss Vice President of Sales Current

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Vice President, Product Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Vice President, Corp Development Current

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Vice President, Services, Worldwide Current

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Controller & Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Vice President of Corporate Development for Text Mining Current

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Vice President of Worldwide Alliances Current

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. General Manager Current

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Investor Relations Current

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Corporate Communications Manager, Industry Analysts Current

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Senior Corporate Communications Specialist Current

Organization Position Status
Bmdp Programmer Current
SPSS Inc. Programmer Current
Econometrica, Inc Current
Florida State University Ph.D. In Statistics Former
Cairo University M.S. In Applied Statistics Former
University of Waterloo M.S. In Mathematics Former
Cairo University B.S. In Economics and Political Science Former

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Venture Market Research Corp Vice President Current
SPSS Inc. Specialist Current
University of Victoria Former

Laura Squier is a senior technical consultant with SPSS Inc. Ms. Squier provides technical guidance and support for the SPSS Business Intelligence Public Sector group. She is well versed in data mining, forecasting, survey design, market segmentation, textual analysis and statistical modeling and is familiar with numerous databases and analytical packages. In the last year, Ms. Squier taught a data mining seminar at the National Defense University and served as a session chair at the AFCEA data mining symposium. She regularly makes training and consulting appearances at federal, state and local revenue agencies where she addresses data mining and data management issues. Before joining SPSS, Ms. Squier spent two years with the Department of Veterans Affairs as a technical information specialist where she provided analytical support including trend analysis and prediction for budgeting and reporting needs. She earned a Master's degree in Mathematical Economics from West Virginia University in 1995.

Organization Position Status
Dama-NCR Senior Technical Consultant With Spss Inc Current
SPSS Inc. Senior Technical Consultant Current
SPSS Inc. Senior Product Manager Former
Department of Veterans Affairs Technical Information Specialist Former
West Virginia University Master's Degree In Mathematical Economics Former

He has about 2 years experience in marketing research. His major strength is in Quantitative research projects. Mr. Ogunro holds a B.Sc degree in Biochemistry from Ogun State University. Yomi is a paramedical specialist by training has demonstrated uncommon dexterity in the use of SPSS for research data interrogation. He is a member of Nigeria Market Research Association (NiMRA).

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Specialist Current
Sterling Business Research & Consulting Ltd. Research Executive Current

Scott previously served as a research analyst for Nielsen Media Research and as a project director for ICR Survey Research, Inc. He is the author of an SPSS training manual that he uses in conducting workshops for clients.

Organization Position Status
Quantec, LLC Principal Current
SPSS Inc. Current
Mycompanystock.Com Board of Directors Current
Quantec, LLC Project Director Former
Nielsen Media Research, Inc. Research Analyst Former
Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University M.B.A. In Quantitative Methods Former
University of Michigan B.A. In Sociology Former

Charles R. Whitchurch joined Zebra as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in 1991. From 1981 until 1991, he served as Vice President, Finance, of Corcom, Inc., a technology company specializing in the control of radio frequency interference. Mr. Whitchurch previously held positions as Chief Financial Officer of Resinoid Engineering Corporation and as Corporate Services Officer with the Harris Bank in Chicago. Mr. Whitchurch earned a BA in Economics (Phi Beta Kappa) from Beloit College and an MBA from Stanford University in 1973. Mr. Whitchurch also serves as a member of the board of directors of SPSS, Inc., a Chicago-based provider of predictive analytic and statistical tools software, where he is the designated financial expert and chairman of the audit committee.

Organization Position Status
Zebra Technologies Corporation Cfo Current
SPSS Inc. Member, Board of Directors Current
Zebra Technologies Corporation Treasurer Current
Predictive Analytics Insight Director Current
ScanSource, Inc. Director Current
Resinoid Engineering Corp. Cfo Former
Corcom, Inc. Vice President, Finance Former
SPSS Inc. Chairman, Audit Committee Former
Stanford University MBA Former
Beloit College BA In Economics Former
SPSS Inc. member Former

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Board of Directors Current
SPSS Inc. Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
Nusports.Com Northwestern University President Current
Steppenwolf Theatre Company Board of Directors Current
Predictive Analytics Insight Director Current
Knight Commission Board of Directors Current
Rasmussen College, Inc. Board of Directors Current
SPSS Inc. Board of Directors Current
Onconova Therapeutics, Inc Board of Directors Current
Carnegie Inc. Consultant Former
Institute for Advanced Studies Board of Directors Former
University of Chicago Ph.D. Former
University of Chicago Master's Degree Former
Center for Advanced Studies Fellow Former

Ken Holec has 15 years of President/CEO experience at two of Minnesota's largest enterprise software product companies. He completed 13 years, 8 as CEO, at Lawson Software, an enterprise business applications software provider. He spent 8 years at ShowCase Corporation, a worldwide provider of enterprise intelligence software solutions until they were acquired by SPSS in 2001. He was with both companies from shortly after they generated their initial revenues until they reached approximately 50M in annual sales. More recently he has served as the interim CEO of Peopleclick in Raleigh, North Carolina. Peopleclick provides workforce solutions to help enterprises efficiently build and manage a productive and diverse workforce. Ken has extensive experience in enterprise software strategy, marketing, sales, organizational development, financing and multinational operations. Mr. Holec is also currently Chairman of Revation Systems, and has prior Board of Director experience with other software companies including SPSS (SPSS) and Stellent (STEL). He holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota and is an OPM graduate of Harvard University.

Organization Position Status
JOBS2WEB Inc. President, CEO Current
Hotgigs President, CEO Current
Fcx Jobs President, CEO Current
Icentera, Inc. Executive Director Current
Tripletree, LLC Senior Advisor to Current
Norwest Venture Capital Current
Hotgigs Chairman Current
Talentnetworks, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Revation Systems, Inc. Chairman Current
JOBS2WEB Inc. Board of Directors Current
Stellent, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Swift Knowledge, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Icentera, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Fcx Jobs Board of Directors Current
Intranet Solutions, Inc Board Member Current
SPSS Inc. Board of Directors Current
Lawson Associates, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Showcase Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Lawson Software, Inc. CEO Former
Peopleclick, Inc. Interim CEO Former
Lawson Associates, Inc. President Former
Showcase Inc. President Former
Lawson Software, Inc. President Former
Hotgigs Executive Director Former
Peopleclick, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Showcase Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Minnesota BS In Business Administration Former
Harvard University Former

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Board of Directors Current
SPSS Inc. Director, Marketing Former

Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Cardinal Health, Inc., a global company serving the health care industry, since 2009. Previously, she was Chief Information Officer of Motorola, Inc., a designer, manufacturer, marketer and seller of mobility products, from 2005 to 2008. Prior to that, she was Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Office Depot, Inc., a supplier of office products and services, from 2002 to 2005. Ms. Morrison currently serves on the board of SPSS Inc.

Organization Position Status
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer Current
Cardinal Health, Inc. Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer Current
Women's Networking Community Current
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Predictive Analytics Insight Director Current
SPSS Inc. Board of Directors Current
Mainstay Partners Board of Directors Current
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors Current
Quaker Oats Company Chief Information Officer Former
Motorola, Inc. Chief Information Officer Former
Quaker Oats Company Executive Vice President Former
Motorola, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Office Depot, Inc. executive vice president Former
Procter & Gamble Former
Miami University Bachelor of Arts Degree Former
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. member Former

Organization Position Status
SPSS Inc. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Northwestern University President to Join Rasmussen College as Vice Chairman

    EMedia Wire - 8/11/09 - View Story

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