Alixa Sharkey
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Alixa Sharkey

Senior Research Manager

Chicago

English, Spanish, Castilian, French

Alixa leads a team of analysts responsible for conducting market research in the services, channel, home, and tech industries in North America. She also supports global editorial strategy for the travel and retailing industries.

Alixa is a Senior Research Manager at Euromonitor International with a focus on services and channel research. Based in Chicago, she has more than 15 years of international research experience. In her previous roles within the company, Alixa pioneered Euromonitor’s research in several Latin American countries, establishing the research methodology and best practices for industries in those markets.

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