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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | |
| Defunct | May 1, 2018 |
| Successor | Emerdata |
| Headquarters | London, England |
Key people | Alexander Nix (CEO)[1] Julian Wheatland (CEO)[2] Robert Mercer (investor)[3] Rebekah Mercer (investor) Steve Bannon (vice president, former)[4] |
| Parent | SCL Group[5] |
| Trump–Russia relations |
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Cambridge Analytica Ltd. (CA), previously known as SCL USA, was a British political consulting firm that came to prominence through the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal.[6] It was started in 2013,[7] as a subsidiary of the private intelligence company and self-described "global election management agency" SCL Group by long-time SCL executives Nigel Oakes, Alexander Nix and Alexander Oakes, with Nix as CEO.[7] The well-connected founders had contact with[clarification needed], among others, the British Conservative Party, royal family, and military.[8] The firm maintained offices in London, New York City, and Washington, D.C.[9] The company closed operations in 2018 in the course of the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal, although firms related to both Cambridge Analytica[10] and its parent firm SCL still exist.[11]
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