Claremont Evaluation Center

What Claremont Evaluation Center does

Claremont Evaluation Center (CEC) is a non-profit research and evaluation center operating within Claremont Graduate University's Division of Behavioral & Organizational Sciences. Founded within the Claremont Colleges ecosystem, CEC provides evaluation and research services using scientific methodologies to improve the effectiveness of projects, programs, policies, and organizations. Over 15 years, CEC has served more than 150 organizations across government, nonprofit, and private sectors. The center is led by Executive Director Stewart I. Donaldson, Associate Director Tiffany Berry, and Faculty Chair Jennifer Villalobos, supported by Research and Evaluation Associate Tatiana Shemiakina who manages consultation inquiries.

CEC's product portfolio spans multiple service lines: core evaluation and research services for external clients; The Evaluators' Institute (TEI) for professional evaluation training; the Certificate of Advanced Study in Evaluation as an academic credential; a New York extension (CEC-NY) focused on leadership-through-evaluation; and seven specialized research labs covering talent innovation (Accenture partnership), education evaluation (EDEVAL), positive organizational psychology, prejudice reduction (PEEL), leader and organization vitality (LOV-Lab), theory-driven evaluation science, and youth development evaluation. CEC generates revenue through evaluation and research service contracts, grants, and institutional funding from CGU, with a consultative sales approach including free initial consultations.

The center's go-to-market relies on professional networks, academic conferences, institutional referrals within the Claremont Colleges consortium, and direct consultation outreach. Geographic markets served include California and New York. Strategic partnerships include The Evaluators' Institute (affiliated training initiative), Claremont Graduate University (institutional parent), and Accenture (collaborative talent innovation research via the CATI Lab). The center operates from its headquarters at 175 E. 12th Street, Claremont, CA 91711, with 11-50 employees.

Name

Claremont Evaluation Center

Legal name

Claremont Evaluation Center

Website

https://research.cgu.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Claremont Evaluation Center is a non-profit research center within Claremont Graduate University that provides evaluation and research services to improve projects, programs, policies, and organizations across government, nonprofit, and private sectors, having served 150+ organizations over 15 years.

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Product category

Research and Evaluation Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Professionals (Teacher/Administrator CE, CPD) (EDAAALAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAF)

Keywords

• Research evaluation services
• Program assessment
• Policy evaluation
• Organizational research
• Applied behavioral research

Headquarters

HQ city

Claremont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Evaluation and Research Services: As a university research center, CEC generates revenue through evaluation and research service contracts with organizations, grants, and institutional funding from Claremont Graduate University.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Claremont Evaluation Center (CEC) is a research and evaluation unit within Claremont Graduate University's Division of Behavioral & Organizational Sciences that conducts research and evaluation studies to improve projects, programs, policies, and organizations. CEC has served over 150 organizations across more than 15 years and operates subsidiaries including TEI, CEC-NY, and several research labs, supported by a team of 11-50 employees based in Claremont, CA.

Product overview

The Claremont Evaluation Center (CEC) is an organized research and evaluation unit at the Claremont Colleges offering evaluation and research services. The portfolio consists of the core CEC entity providing evaluation services, The Evaluators' Institute (TEI) for professional training, the Certificate of Advanced Study in Evaluation as an academic credential, CEC-NY as a New York-based leadership-through-evaluation initiative, and CEC Research Labs comprising multiple specialized laboratories (Accenture Talent Innovation Lab, EDEVAL, Positive Organizational Psychology Research Lab, PEEL, LOV-Lab, Theory-Driven Evaluation Science Lab, and Youth Development Evaluation Lab) conducting various evaluation research areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Research and Evaluation Services Comprehensive research and evaluation studies delivered to organizations seeking to assess and improve their projects, programs, policies, and organizational practices.
• Program Assessment

Quantifiable outcome

• Served 150+ organizations over 15 years

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• The Evaluators' Institute (TEI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Evaluators' Institute is an affiliated initiative of the Claremont Evaluation Center, providing professional evaluation training and education. This partnership enhances CEC's mission by offering certificate programs in evaluation and expanding the center's reach in the evaluation community.
• Claremont Graduate UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEC is an organized research and evaluation unit at the Claremont Colleges, operating within CGU's Division of Behavioral & Organizational Sciences. The university provides institutional infrastructure, faculty expertise, and academic resources.
• AccenturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough the CGU-Accenture Talent Innovation Research Lab (CATI Lab), CEC collaborates with Accenture on talent management research. The lab has received over $300,000 in funding and worked on 25+ projects with Accenture's global talent innovation team.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Urban Institute: A nonprofit research organization that provides data and evidence to advance opportunities for low-income communities. Comparable to CEC as a research-driven evaluation organization serving government and philanthropic clients with rigorous methodology.
• MDRC: A nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research organization dedicated to evaluating programs serving low-income populations. Comparable as a mission-driven evaluation firm targeting program effectiveness for public and nonprofit clients.
• Westat: A research firm providing statistical and evaluation services to government agencies, foundations, and businesses. Comparable to CEC as a professional evaluation services provider with a similar evidence-based methodology orientation.
• Abt Associates: A global research and program evaluation firm delivering evidence-based insights to government and commercial clients. Comparable as a large-scale evaluation and applied research provider with similar methodological rigor and federal/foundation client mix.
• Mathematica Policy Research: A leading nonpartisan research organization conducting program evaluation, policy research, and data analytics for government and foundations. Highly comparable to CEC as a dedicated evaluation services firm serving similar public-sector and nonprofit buyers with scientific methodology.
• NORC at the University of Chicago: University-affiliated independent research organization conducting program evaluation and survey research. Highly comparable to CEC's university-anchored model, multi-disciplinary research labs, and government/foundation client base.

Broad incumbents

• RAND Corporation: A major policy research institution delivering rigorous analysis across health, education, and security. Comparable in applying scientific evaluation methodology to public-policy questions, though at much greater scale and breadth than CEC.
• American Institutes for Research (AIR): A large nonprofit behavioral and social science research organization delivering evaluation and technical assistance. Comparable in mission-driven applied research across education, health, and workforce, though at substantially greater scale.
• ICF International: A global consulting and digital services firm with a substantial evaluation and applied research practice serving government clients. Comparable in evaluation methodology and public-sector focus, but operating as a large diversified consultancy.

Others

• The Evaluators' Institute (TEI): TEI is itself a wholly-owned affiliate of CEC, but functions as a CE provider in evaluation. Listed as an ecosystem peer because it represents the professional training side of CEC's business model and could be benchmarked against independent evaluator-training programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cguiprc
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cati-lab

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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