Philip Andrew "Phil" Schrodt (born July 24, 1951) is a political scientist known for his work in automated data and event coding for political news. On August 1, 2013, he announced that he was leaving his job as professor at Pennsylvania State University[1] to become a full-time consultant.[2][3] Schrodt is currently a senior research scientist at the statistical consulting firm Parus Analytical Systems.[4]