Nolan Combs
Research Director
Nolan Combs is a Research Director at Echelon Insights, where he helps lead the firm on public opinion research and data analysis projects. Prior to joining Echelon Insights, Nolan studied law & politics at Freed-Hardeman University (BA ’20) and education policy at Vanderbilt University (MPP ’22). While at Vanderbilt, Nolan worked with the university’s Office of Data and Strategic Analytics as a graduate assistant where he designed surveys and analyzed institutional data. He was also contracted by the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents to conduct legislative analyses during the Tennessee General Assembly’s 112th legislative session.
A native Tennessean, Nolan is a big fan of Nashville SC and the Tennessee Titans. In his free time, Nolan enjoys reading, watching and playing soccer, and spending time with his wife, Sydney and their corgi, Moose