Fernand R. Amandi is the managing partner of Bendixen &Amandi, the nation’s leading multilingual and multiethnic public opinion research and strategic communications consulting firm. Over the last 25 years, Bendixen & Amandi (B&A) has conducted large-scale projects for numerous corporations, multinational institutions, political candidates and elected officials in over 30 countries and in as many as 20 different languages. B&A’s proficiency originates from the firms unique ability to merge a diverse set of experiences in public opinion research, market research, communications, politics, and public policy to strategically address the varied portfolio of its clients.
Mr. Amandi manages the firm and brings over a decade’s worth of experience in research and strategic management with an emphasis in corporate, political and public affairs consulting for clients including the United Nations, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, Univision, New America Media, the White House, the John & James L. Knight Foundation, the California Endowment, US Senator John Kerry and US Senator Robert Menendez.
Mr. Amandi has also conceived, produced and edited a number of successful television commercials for B&A’s media practice including the highly regarded “Nuestra Amiga” television spot for the Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign which Rolling Stone magazine lauded as “one of the more charming moments in the history of the political ad wars.” Mr. Amandi’s communications projects and analysis have been featured in The New York Times, CNN, National Public Radio, The Washington Post, USA Today, Newsweek, Time, The Economist, and the Miami Herald.
He has taught at Miami-Dade College and the University of Miami. He is a graduate of Florida State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Science Education.
Education
| 1997 | B.S. Social Science Education, FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY |
Professional Experience
| 2005 - | PRESIDENT/CEO , BENDIXEN & AMANDI |
| 2013 - | INSTRUCTOR, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI |
| 2012 - | LECTURER, MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES |
| 2005 - 2005 | POLITICAL DIRECTOR, ROD SMITH GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN |
| 2002 - 2004 | DEPUTY FLORIDA FINANCE DIR., ARIZONA STATE COORDINATOR, FLORIDA SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR, JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT |
| 2004 - 2004 | MANAGER, JOSE CANCELA MIAMI DADE MAYORAL CAMPAIGN |
| 2002 - 2002 | EVENT DIRECTOR, BILL MCBRIDE GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN, SOUTH FLORIDA HISPANIC MEDIA OUTREACH |
| 2002 - 2002 | CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR, JOHN COSGROVE SENATE CAMPAIGN |
| 2000 - 2002 | RESEARCH ANALYST, A.T. KEARNEY |
| 1999 - 2000 | RESEARCH & PROJECT COORDINATOR, HBO FILMS |
| 1998 - 1999 | CREATIVE ASSISTANT & RESEARCHER, CONTENT ARCHIVIST FOR WRITER/PRODUCER/DIRECTOR OLIVER STONE, IXTLAN CORPORATION |
| 1997 - | PRODUCTION INTERN , CHARLIE ROSE SHOW |
| 1997 - | TEACHER, CHRIST’S SCHOOL |
