Abt Global
{{Short description|American research and consulting company}}
Abt Global (formerly known as Abt Associates) is a research and consulting firm headquartered in the United States. In 1965, social scientist Clark Abt founded Abt Associates in Cambridge, Massachusetts.{{Cite web |title=Clark C. Abt {{!}} Abt Global |url=https://www.abtglobal.com/who-we-are/our-people/clark-c-abt-phd |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=www.abtglobal.com |language=en}} In February 2024, the company rebranded as Abt Global.{{Cite news |date=February 16, 2024 |title=Rockville's Abt Associates rebrands as Abt Global |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2024/02/16/rockvilles-abt-associates-rebrands-as-abt-global/ |access-date=March 31, 2024 |work=Maryland The Daily Record}}
An executive team leads Abt Global with Kathleen Flanagan as president and CEO since October 2009{{Cite web |title=Our People {{!}} Abt Global |url=https://www.abtglobal.com/who-we-are/our-people |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=www.abtglobal.com |language=en}} and maintains offices in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
One of the notable projects undertaken by Abt Global was research for USAID on the effect of the Global Health Initiatives (GHIs) in developing countries.{{Cite web |date=January 2005 |title=Systemwide Effects of the Fund Research Network: Measuring the effects of the Global Fund on broader health systems |url=https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/Pnadc199.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219112907/http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/Pnadc199.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 19, 2017 |access-date=March 31, 2024 |website=USAID}} As an organization, they focus on five capabilities:{{Cite web |date=2024-02-16 |title=Abt Associates Now Abt Global, Acknowledging Almost 60 Years of Worldwide Impact {{!}} Abt Global |url=https://www.abtglobal.com/who-we-are/news/news-releases/abt-associates-now-abt-global |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=www.abtglobal.com |language=en}}
- Innovation & Tools
- Agile IT Solutions
- Digital & Data Services
- Research, Monitoring & Evaluation
- Technical Assistance & Implementation
- Communications & Marketing
Notable people
- Kerry Healy{{Cite web |title=Kerry Healey {{!}} The Institute of Politics at Harvard University |url=https://iop.harvard.edu/fellows/kerry-healey |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=Harvard University |language=en}}
- Thomas Abt{{Cite news |last=Obbie |first=Mark |date=September 11, 2019 |title=THIS MAN SAYS HIS ANTI-VIOLENCE PLAN WOULD SAVE 12,000 LIVES: Why aren't more cities using it? |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/09/can-thomas-abts-bleeding-out-curb-gun-violence/596164/ |access-date=March 31, 2024 |work=The Atlantic}}
- Ann-Marie Slaughter{{Cite web |title=Anne-Marie Slaughter, D.Phil, J.D. {{!}} Abt Global |url=https://www.abtglobal.com/who-we-are/our-people/board-of-directors/anne-marie-slaughter-dphil-jd |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=www.abtglobal.com |language=en}}
- Douglas Elmendorf{{Cite web |date=August 2023 |title=DOUGLAS W. ELMENDORF CV |url=https://apps.hks.harvard.edu/faculty/cv/DouglasElmendorf.pdf |access-date=March 31, 2024 |website=Harvard University}}
References
External links
- [https://www.abtglobal.com/ Abt Global]