Management
We lead a highly experienced staff with experience in not only market research but also management, marketing, distribution and sales in the technology and healthcare industries.
Paul Abel, Ph.D. Managing Partner 
Paul’s unique set of experiences has helped shape Blue Research to be a culture focused on providing reliable information that effectively drives action. Paul has worked for some of the biggest brands in technology both as a research supplier and research consumer (e.g., IBM, Cisco, Intel, Gartner Group). Having seen both sides of market research he knows what to do to ensure market research is incredibly successful and what to avoid that can make research counter productive. Over the past 15 years, Paul has created market research organizations, managed up to $3M market research budgets and delivered reports to analysts, press, diplomats and CEOs worldwide.
Prior to founding Blue Research Paul worked at Intel Corporation where he created and delivered reports to the President/CEO that led corporate strategy discussions. Roles prior to Intel include market research consultant for Gartner Group and Griggs-Anderson Research for Fortune 500 corporations. Paul holds a Ph.D. in Psychology and Neuroscience from the University of Washington where he published papers in leading medical journals using novel statistical analyses. He holds a B.S. degree from UCLA.
At Blue Research, Paul applies his research expertise to help companies find new market opportunities, define successful products, services, and marketing strategies. He is also a trained public speaker, leads humanitarian projects in third-world countries and is adjunct professor of marketing at Oregon Graduate Institute/Oregon Health Sciences University.
Cecile Bos, Partner
Cecile’s 15 years of marketing and management expertise helps ensure Blue Research consistently delivers unique business insights and recommendation. Through her education and career Cecile is a marketer at the core. Born and raised in France, she comes from a family of entrepreneurs. At age 21, she graduated from UCLA with a BA in International Economics. Her first job was to manage a privately owned manufacturing company of 17 employees in France. However her love for the US, and the outdoors lead her to the Pacific Northwest. She received her MBA from the University of Washington in Seattle and has worked for Motorola, Fluke and most recently Intel. Over the ten years she spent at Intel she moved up through the ranks while holding a variety of roles and responsibilities. She was a Sr. Product Marketing Manager for their CPUs and motherboards, a Marketing Program Manager for the North America reseller channel, the Worldwide Marketing Manager for the Intel Inside® Program and lastly the Marketing Director of the Personal Health Platforms Group within Intel’s Digital Health Group.
As a partner at Blue Research, she brings her strong business-acumen, marketing-expertise and channel-knowledge in both technology and healthcare.