Umbrex conducted an exhaustive search to compile this comprehensive Expert Network Directory to serve as a resource for consultants and our private equity and corporate clients.
Top Firms
The following are the leading expert networks:
AlphaSights
AlphaSights regularly ranks as one of the fastest-growing companies in the world. It has more than 1,200 employees across nine global offices.
Website: alphasights.com
Industry focus: All sectors
Number of experts in network: Unknown
Geographical area served: Global
Email/contact: [email protected]
Phone: 44-20-7399-9750
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/alphasights
Headquarters: London, U.K.
Number of offices: 9
Year founded: 2008
Avenor Research
Avenor Research is a technology enabled expert network and primary research provider helping consulting, investment, and corporate strategy teams make smarter, faster business decisions.
Industry focus: All sectors
Number of experts in network: Unknown
Geographical area served: Global
Email/contact: info@avenorrese
Phone: 1-646-224-5868
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/com
Headquarters: New York, NY, U.S.A.
Number of offices: Remote
Year founded: 2024
Coleman Research
Kevin Coleman founded Coleman Research in 2003. In 2021, it was acquired by by VQ, the #1 expert network in Japan.
Website: colemanrg.com
Industry focus: All sectors
Number of experts in network: Unknown
Geographical area served: Global
Email/contact: [email protected]
Phone: 1-212-223-0185
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/coleman-research
Headquarters: New York, NY, U.S.A.
Number of offices: 5
Year founded: 2003
Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG)
GLG boasts the world’s largest expert network. It was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York.
Website: glginsights.com
Industry focus: All sectors
Number of experts in network: Approx. 1 million
Geographical area served: Global
Email/contact: glginsights.com/contact-us/
Phone: 1-212-984-8500
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/glg
Headquarters: New York, NY, U.S.A.
Number of offices: 19
Year founded: 1998
Guidepoint
Guidepoint’s fourteen offices on three continents provide 24/7 service. Every client has a dedicated project manager and service team which provides relevant advisors that fit project needs. Expert services also include one-to-one consultations, quick polls and scalable surveys.
Website: www.guidepoint.com
Industry focus: All sectors
Number of experts in network: ~ 900,000
Geographical area served: Global
Email/contact: [email protected]
Phone: 1-212-375-2780
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/guidepoint/
Headquarters: New York, NY, U.S.A.
Number of offices: 14
Year founded: 2003
Third Bridge
Third Bridge, which was founded in 2007, serves over 1,000 investment firms, offering clients 24/7 coverage through its team of 1,000 employees located across eight offices. It offers direct access to prequalified industry experts through 1:1 consultations and private meetings.
Website: https://thirdbridge.com
Industry focus: All sectors
Number of experts in network: Unknown
Geographical area served: Global
Email/contact: https://thirdbridge.com/contact-us/become-a-client/
Phone: 1-646-532-4569
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/third-bridge/?trk=ppro_cprof
Headquarters: London, U.K.
Number of offices: 8
Year founded: 2007
Expert Network Aggregator
Inex.One
Inex One is an expert network aggregator. It combines over 30 expert networks and survey firms in one platform. Their service lets you engage multiple firms and compare all experts, for wider reach and an efficient workflow. The founder, Max Friberg, is a McKinsey alum and was interviewed on Episode 426 of Unleashed.
As of 2026, more than 8,000+ clients in 800+ firms use Inex One, and it is rated highly on G2.
Website: inex.one
Industry focus: All sectors (with spikes in Healthcare, TMT and Industrials)
Number of experts in network: 3.5 million + custom-sourcing
Geographical area served: Global
Email/contact: https://inex.one/contact
Phone: +1 (919) 323-2280
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/inex-one
Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden
Number of expert networks: 30+
Year founded: 2018
Expert Network Directory
The following directory contains more than 160 firms, listed alphabetically:
Advarra
Advarra focuses on clinical research. It provides solutions aimed at safeguarding trial participants, empowering clinical sites, ensuring compliance, and optimizing research performance.
Website: www.advarra.com
Industry focus:Product development/clinical research
Number of experts in network: ~ 1,000
Geographical area served: Global
Email/contact: advarra.com/contact-us/
Phone: 1-410-884-2900
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/advarra/
Headquarters: Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Number of offices: Unknown
Year founded: 1983
Africa Expert Network (AXN)
AXN is an information brokerage and expert connection service focused on sub-Saharan Africa and headquartered in Washington, D.C.
Website: www.africaexpertnetwork.com
Industry focus: Unknown
Number of experts in network: ~ 500
Geographical area served: Africa
Email/contact: africaexpertnetwork.com/%20contact
Phone: 1-202-536-1107
LinkedIn: N/A
Headquarters: Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Number of offices: Unknown
Year founded: 2017
ALMExperts
ALM Experts offers an online database featuring profiles of expert witnesses, investigators, process servers, court reporters, consultants and litigation support professionals.
Website: www.almexperts.com
Industry focus: Unknown
Number of experts in network: ~ 15,000
Geographical area served: Not specified
Email/contact: [email protected]
Phone: 1-888-809-0133
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/alm
Headquarters: Unknown
Number of offices: Unknown
Year founded: Unknown
AlphaSense
Amplify your research capabilities and unearth in-depth, differentiated insights at scale with our Expert Transcript Library and Expert Call Services.
Website: www.alpha-sense.com
Industry focus: Asset Management, Consulting, Consumer/CPG, Energy, Financial Services, Hedge Funds, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Industrials, Investment & Corporate Banking, Private Markets, Sell-Side Research, Tech, Media, Telecom.
Number of experts in network: One million
Geographical area served: Global
Email/contact:www.alpha-sense.com/contact/
Phone: 1-646-783-1995
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/apex-leaders-llc
Headquarters: New York, NY, U.S.A.
Number of offices: 8
Year founded: 2011
Apex Leaders
Apex Leaders aims to guide investment decisions and eliminate waste from private equity processes.
Website: www.apexleaders.com
Industry focus: Unknown
Number of experts in network: Unknown
Geographical area served: North America
Email/contact: [email protected]
Phone: 1-208-900-2737
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/apex-leaders-llc
Headquarters: Boise, ID, U.S.A.
Number of offices: 1
Year founded: 2009
Arbolus
Arbolus offers experts network services and a platform which helps clients see their previous conversations with experts. It also uses AI matching to help find the best experts for specific projects.
Website: www.arbolus.com
Industry focus: Software
Number of experts in network: Unknown
Geographical area served: Not specified
Email/contact: www.arbolus.com/request-a-demo
Phone: N/A
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/arbolus/
Headquarters: Barcelona, Spain and London, U.K.
Number of offices: 3
Year founded: Rebranded in 2019
Arches
Arches’ expert network seeks to provide facts and information to help cients capitalize on opportunities in Asia by overcoming cultureal differencs, diverse economic structures and policies and insufficient data reports.
Website: www.arches-global.com
Industry focus: Unknown
Number of experts in network: Unknown
Geographical area served: Asia
Email/contact: [email protected]
Phone: 81-50-6862-9779
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/arches-global/
Headquarters: Singapore
Number of offices: Unknown
Year founded: 2019
Asia CEO Network
Asia CEO Network provides resources for business, political and social matters in Asia. Founded as an informal network by a group of CEOs, MDs and entrepreneurs with experience doing business in Asia, it became a formal network in 2010.
Website: www.asiaceonet.com
Industry focus: Unknown
Number of experts in network: Unknown
Geographical area served: Asia
Email/contact: [email protected]
Phone: 662-305-6653
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/asia-ceo-network-ltd/
Headquarters: Bangkok, Thailand
Number of offices: Unknown
Year founded: 2010
Atheneum
Atheneum gives professionals access to information within 24-36 hours. Founded in Berlin, it now has 11 offices worldwide. CEO Mathias Wengeler has been quoted saying Atheneum is a “one-stop shop for primary research.”
Website: www.atheneum.ai
Industry focus: All sectors
Number of experts in network: ~ 800,000
Geographical area served: Global
Email/contact: [email protected]
Phone: 1-929-575-7465
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/atheneum-partners/
Headquarters: Berlin, Germany
Number of offices: Unknown
Year founded: 2010
Avalon Red
Avalon is an expert network for the Spanish-speaking world.
Website: www.avalonred.com
Industry focus: Unknown
Number of experts in network: Unknown
Geographical area served: Spain/Latin America
Email/contact: N/A
Phone: N/A
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/avalon-la-red-de-expertos/
Headquarters: Madrid, Spain
Number of offices: Unknown
Year founded: Unknown
Axon Advisors
Axon Advisors was founded by Emily Brammer, previously of MDRxFinancial, a healthcare data research firm in New York. She has led the expansion of Axon’s coverage into all sectors, including technology, basic material, utilities, financials and consumer goods.
Website: www.axonadvisors.com
Industry focus: All sectors
Number of experts in network: Unknown
Geographical area served: Not specified
Email/contact: [email protected]
Phone: 1-317-800-7952
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/axon-advisors/
Headquarters: Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.
Number of offices: Unknown
Year founded: 2012
Bioexpert Network
Bioexpert Network focuses on life science experts in fields including pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. During a 2 to 3 week-long process, it will hand-pick a group of experts with years of experience and give them the opportunity to examine your project. It also offers access to biotech company pitch decks.
Website: www.bioexpertnetwork.com
Industry focus: Finance/patents/medical devices/digital health/business development
Number of experts in network: Unknown
Geographical area served: Not specified
Email/contact: N/A
Phone: N/A
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/bioexpert-network/
Headquarters: Barcelona, Spain
Number of offices: 1
Year founded: 2017
Bioinformatics Inc.
Bioinformatics experts are drawn from The Science Advisory Board. The proprietary global network encompasses more than 25 market segments and includes scientists and clinicians with profiled expertise in 80 different research and diagnostic techniques.
Website: www.bioinfoinc.com
Industry focus: Life sciences and diagnostics
Number of experts in network: ~ 55,000
Geographical area served: Not specified
Email/contact: [email protected]
Phone: 1-703-778-3080
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/bioinformatics-llc/
Headquarters: Arlington, VA, U.S.A.
Number of offices: Unknown
Year founded: 2019
Bridger
Bridger is a tech-driven consulting platform connecting businesses with industry professionals to share on-demand knowledge.
Website: www.mybridger.com
Industry focus: All sectors
Number of experts in network: Unknown
Geographical area served: Not specified
Email/contact: mybridger.com
Phone: 1-646-969-9953
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/bridger-consulting-platform/
Headquarters: New York, NY, U.S.A.
Number of offices: 1
Year founded: 2018
Business Connect China (BCC)
BCC was founded in 2008 by Ted Lin, formerly of Bessemer Venture Partners, and Chang Zhao, who led the development of supply-chain-management projects in China for Oval Technologies. The network’s specialists include expert recruiters, investigators, data gatherers, researchers, advisory teams, survey teams and more.
Website: www.businessconnectchina.com
Industry focus: All sectors
Number of experts in network: ~ 280,000
Geographical area served: China
Email/contact: [email protected]
Phone: 86-21-8012-6400 / 917-484-0215
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/business-connect-china/
Headquarters: Shanghai, China
Number of offices: 1
Year founded: 2008
Candour Energy
Formed in 2014, the Candour Energy expert network is dedicated to energy and industrials. Its hand-picked team provides expertise to clients in consulting and financial markets.
Website: www.candour.com
Industry focus: Energy
Number of experts in network: Unknown
Geographical area served: Global
Email/contact: [email protected]
Phone: 44-0-203-198-1911
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/candour-energy/
Headquarters: London, U.K.
Number of offices: 1
Year founded: 2014
Capvision
Founded in 2006, Capvision has experts in industries including consumer & retail, healthcare, TMT, consulting services, automobiles, finance, mechanics, energy and environment, engineering and transportation. The company is currently listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Website: www.capvision.com
Industry focus: All sectors
Number of experts in network: ~ 360,000
Geographical area served: China/Global
Email/contact: [email protected]
Phone: 1-646-781-8802
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/capvision/
Headquarters: Shanghai, China
Number of offices: 4
Year founded: 2006
CIC expert network
The CIC expert network was founded in 2014 with a focus on China.
Website: www.cninsights.com
Industry focus: Unknown
Number of experts in network: ~ 50,000
Geographical area served: China
Email/contact: [email protected]
Phone: 86-21-2356-0288
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/china-insights-consultancy/
Headquarters: Shanghai, China
Number of offices: Unknown
Year founded: 2014
Clarity
Clarity is DIY marketplace which offers on-demand business advice for sectors including marketing, social media, strategic planning and business development. It says it has completed over 73,000 calls with experts, who have 72 hours to respond to prospective clients.
Website: www.clarity.fm
Industry focus: Marketing/business development/strategic planning
Number of experts in network: Over 2,000
Geographical area served: Not specified
Email/contact: [email protected]
Phone: N/A
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/clarity-fm/
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Number of offices: 2
Year founded: 2015
ClearHorizon
ClearHorizon is a Sao Paolo, Brazil-based company formed by professionals from the economic, financial, management, audit and information technology areas. It operates in coordination with Primary Global Research for scheduling, follow-up, billing and collections.
Website: www.clearhorizonresearch.net
Industry focus: Unknown
Number of experts in network: Unknown
Geographical area served: Brazil/Latin America
Email/contact: [email protected]
Phone: N/A
LinkedIn: N/A
Headquarters: Sao Paolo, Brazil
Number of offices: Unknown
Year founded: Unknown
CleverX
CleverX offers 1-on-1 video calls and instant messaging and says its 50% more affordable than any other comparable service. Founded by Sharekh Shaikh, its stated goal is to make knowledge affordable and accessible for everyone.
Website: www.cleverx.com
Industry focus: Unknown
Number of experts in network: Unknown
Geographical area served: Not specified
Email/contact: N/A
Phone: N/A
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/cleverxhq/
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Number of offices: 1
Year founded: 2019
CognitionX
The CognitionX expert network is an AI Advice Platform developed to address the challenge of fast and effective access to knowledge. Founded by Charlie Muirhead and Tabitha Goldstaub, the the CogX community offers 530 hours of content from 1200+ expert speakers and global leaders across 18 topics.
Website: wwww.app.cognitionx.com/expert-network/
Industry focus: All sectors
Number of experts in network: Unknown
Geographical area served: Global
Email/contact: [email protected]
Phone: N/A
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/cognitionx
Headquarters: London, U.K.
Number of offices: Unknown
Year founded: 2015