Author: Louis DiNatale

Louis “Lou” DiNatale is a graduate of Pomfret School, Brandeis University and The University of Connecticut Law School and is a widely quoted political analyst appearing in the Boston Globe, NPR, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and the Economist to name a few. Lou has been conducting political and consumer research in Massachusetts for over 50 years. In 1990 as the Director of the Center for State and Local Policy at the McCormack Institute (today the McCormack School) at UMass Boston, he created The UMass Poll. In 2006, Nate Silver of 538, writing for the New York Times, analyzed all publicly available polls in the country and ranked The UMass Poll the best in New England. In 2006 Lou founded Princeton Research Associates. Our clients have included national foundations such as Pew Research, corporations such as Hilton Hotels, and in Massachusetts, Partners Health Care during the Mass Health campaign as well as The Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights during the gay marriage campaign. Lou has advised five State Senate Presidents and two Speakers over his career. In addition, he was a national campaign advisor to all the Massachusetts Presidential nominees.