Amy Affelt is director, Database Research, at Compass Lexecon, a global economic consultancy, where she finds, analyzes, and transforms information and data into knowledge deliverables for PhD economists who testify as experts in litigation. She is also an author and conference speaker on topics such as adding value to information, evaluating information integrity and quality, and marketing information services. She has a BA in History, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from Dominican University.