Primary Job Title Founder & Chairman Primary Organization 
Decision Economics, Inc.
Location Lexington, Massachusetts, United States Regions Greater Boston Area, East Coast, New England Gender Male
Investor Type Investor Stage
Dr. Joseph Kasputys founded Global Insight, Inc. in March 2001 to join together the world’s premier economic information and consulting firms, consisting of Data Resources (DRI) and WEFA (formerly Wharton Economic Forecasting Associates). Over the ensuing years, he acquired and integrated eight additional companies providing economic and business
information. He served as Chairman, President, and CEO until the sale of Global Insight to IHS, Inc. on October 10, 2008. Dr. Kasputys now serves as Chairman of IHS Global Insight.
Dr. Kasputys also serves as the chairman the IHS Advisory Board, which recommends innovative approaches for the development and integration of IHS business units to provide clients with better products and services. The IHS Advisory Board investigates and advises on opportunities to enter new markets, introduce new products and services, and improve the IHS competitive position, either through internal development or acquisition. In addition, Dr. Kasputys is a charter member of the Advisory Council for IHS Global Insight’s Center of Excellence for Forecasting, Modeling and Computation.
In 1996, Dr. Kasputys founded Decision Economics, Inc. with noted economist Dr. Allen Sinai, where he continues as Chairman.
Kasputys was chairman, president, and CEO of Primark Corporation from 1987 to 2000. He transformed this New York Stock Exchange company from a $1.7 billion diversified energy company into a leading global provider of financial and economic information. In September 2000, Kasputys successfully completed the merger of Primark with Thomson Financial and was chairman of Thomson Financial until his founding of Global Insight. Prior to Primark, Kasputys served as executive vice president of McGraw-Hill. From 1977 to 1984, Kasputys held positions at Data Resources, culminating in his election as president and chief executive officer.
From 1972 to 1977, Kasputys served in the U.S. Department of Commerce, rising to the position of Assistant Secretary. He was also Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Maritime Administration and worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam conflict. He was Deputy Director of the White House task force formed to deal with the Arab oil embargo in 1973, and subsequently participated in the founding of the U.S. Department of Energy.
Kasputys holds both master’s and doctoral degrees from Harvard University and serves as a director on a number of boards. He is the Co-Chairman of the U.S.-based Committee for Economic Development, a leading business group that develops and promotes policies to improve economic growth.
