TYSONS CORNER, VA—D3: Designs, Data, Decisions, a global, full-service market and social science research company, has announced the purchase of the company by longtime executives Kelley Milligan Kline and Matthew Warshaw. Kline remains as CFO and former COO Warshaw is now CEO.

Kline earned a Master of Business Administration in International Finance in 2018 from the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She also graduated from George Mason University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. With more than 20 years of professional finance experience, Kline has assumed leadership roles at D3 since 2012.

D3 has long been the go-to source for reliable global research solutions for the U.S. government, international development organizations, cross-sector think tanks, and international media organizations. U.S. government clients include the Department of Defense, the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, and USAID. Global partners include NATO, the World Bank, the United Nations, the World Justice Project, the International Committee of the Red Cross, BBC, and META.

As a Certified Public Accountant with an MBA, Kline demonstrates a broad range of skills in strategic planning, international financial management, forecasting, financial analyses, contract planning, project management, and tax and auditing procedures.

Kline also manages D3’s investments in new initiatives. She conducts cost benefit analyses, assesses business viability, evaluates foreign/domestic tax implications, and obtains funding for various projects. She also maintains D3’s company risk management program and the firm’s security functions.

“I am thrilled to launch this new era for D3 with Kelley Milligan Kline,” said D3 CEO Warshaw. “During more than a decade as colleagues and strategic partners, Kelley has demonstrated exceptional drive, effective leadership, and an extraordinary range of talents that make her the ideal partner to take our firm to the next level.”

“I am proud to drive D3 forward as it continues to earn its reputation as the vanguard of our field,” said Kline. “It is an honor to lead our extraordinary team as we provide innovative research solutions for clients in the world’s most challenging environments.”