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Jean-Marc Léger (born 19611) is an economist and president of Leger Marketing, the largest Canadian opinion pollsfirm. He founded this firm specializing in surveys and marketing research with his father Marcel Léger in 1986 under the name Léger and Léger. Under his leadership, Leger Marketing has made five acquisitions in Canada and the United States. Today, Leger Marketing has more than 600 employees in its ten offices in North America, including seven in Canada (Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Calgary) and three in the United States (Philadelphia, Denver and Tampa). According to the Commerce magazine, he is one of the four most promising young leaders in Quebec. Léger was Chairman of the Board of the University of Quebec in Montreal from 1999 to 2003 and the Advertising Club of Montreal from 2002 to 2003. He is president of the Worldwide Independent Network of Market Research, which includes the largest independent market research companies in the world. He is also a member of the board of Le Devoir and TVA. He appears regularly in interviews and in television specials, especially during elections in Quebec and Canada as a specialist in public opinion. He is also a columnist for the Journal de Montreal and Toronto Sun.