Cornell Belcher — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder and President of Brilliant Corners Research & Strategies, a polling firm established in 2001.
Served as the Democratic National Committee's pollster, becoming the first minority to hold this role for either major party.
Advised Michael Bloomberg on African American outreach strategy during the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
Visiting fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School in fall 2015 and a featured speaker at New York University.
Regular contributor on NBC News, MSNBC, and NPR, and previously a political contributor to CNN.
Named Pollster of the Year by the American Association of Political Consultants.

Biography

Cornell Belcher is an American writer, pollster, and political strategist. He is the founder and president of Brilliant Corners Research & Strategies, a polling firm he established in 2001. Early in his career, Belcher served as Women VOTE! coordinator for Emily's List in 1998, Special Projects Director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2000, and Senior Political Advisor to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in 2002.