Marcia has more than 20 years' experience in consumer demographics, behavior, and culture.

Before joining Mintel, Dr. Mogelonsky was an associate editor at American Demographics magazine and served as a consultant to a number of food industry clients including McDonald's, Mars, Hershey, J. M. Wrigley, Frito-Lay, and Pizza Hut. She has participated in new product development for a range of companies including Singapore Airlines, Whirlpool, Frigidaire, Schott Glass, Kodak, Johnson & Johnson, IKEA, and IBM and has presented research at numerous industry conferences and seminars.

Marcia has served on the Advisory Board of Gate Gourmet (Zurich,Switzerland) and the Centers for Disease Control Panel on Culture and Obesity (Washington,DC) and is an adjunct faculty member at St. Joseph's University (Philadelphia,PA). She is the author of three books on consumer behavior and food, as well as more than 75 reports and over 100 articles on consumer demographics and behavior.

Dr. Mogelonsky holds a B.A. and M.A. in archaeology and classics from McGill University(Montreal,Quebec) and a PhD in archaeology and art history from Cornell University (Ithaca,NY). Before embarking on her current career she spent 10 years as a field archaeologist in Europe and the Middle East.