In the US, public sector-focused research provider Abt Associates has combined the capabilities of its Abt SRBI survey and research unit with its Client Technology Center, to create a new arm called the Data Science, Surveys and Enabling Technologies division. More
US public policy research firm Abt Associates has named former Nielsen data scientist Michael Link as President and CEO of its survey, opinion, and public policy research business Abt SRBI. More
Abt SRBI, the survey and data collection arm of US-based healthcare and government researcher Abt Associates, has appointed Elizabeth Teehan as Chief Operating Officer, replacing co-founder Al Ronca who will retire in July after 32 years with the company. More
Abt SRBI, the survey and data collection arm of US-based healthcare and government researcher Abt Associates, has promoted Andy Weiss to the new role of Chief Business Officer, overseeing all business groups and practices. More
In the US, public sector-focused research provider Abt Associates has appointed James Gribble as Senior M&E Strategy and Business Development Lead, to oversee the Evaluation practice within its International Health Division. More
US-based healthcare and government researcher Abt Associates has promoted Scott Royal to the new position of President and CEO of its survey research and data collection arm, Abt SRBI. More
The world's 25 largest research firms had revenues of $18.8 billion in 2010, up 4.9% on the previous 'dismal' year - a 'very healthy turnaround' according to industry authority Jack Honomichl. However, 'real' revenues were not quite back to their 2008 levels, and some companies continued to shrink. More
US-based healthcare and government researcher Abt Associates has promoted Kathleen Flanagan to the position of President and CEO, succeeding Wendell Knox who is to retire from the post he has held for the past 17 years. More
In the US, healthcare and government researcher Abt Associates has opened an office in Atlanta, while appointing Dr Hong Wang as a Senior Health Economist and promoting Nandini Hadker to Executive Director at its offices in Massachusetts. More
Jacob A. Klerman has joined healthcare and government researcher Abt Associates as a Principal Associate in the Social and Economic Policy division. More
In the US, public sector-focused research provider Abt Associates has acquired SRBI (Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas, Inc.), for an undisclosed sum. SRBI will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Abt, led by current President and CEO Mark A. Schulman, Ph.D. More
TNS has acquired the Financial Services Research division of US business research and consulting group, Abt Associates. Senior Abt staff Scott Rosa and Sarita Bhagwat will join TNS to manage the integration of the two organisations. More
Government and business research consultancy Abt Associates has announced that its Senior VP, Dr Richard A Kulka will now oversee the firm's Survey Methodology and Data Capture Group. His focus will be on strengthening quality, innovation, and flexibility. More
US-based public sector specialist Abt Associates has added Dr. Steven Sinding to its Board of Directors. An expert on international population matters, he spent twenty years at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a major client of Abt. More
US-based researcher Abt Associates has announced a global partnership with Outcomes International, an independent consultancy based in Basel, Switzerland. More
US healthcare researcher Abt Associates has hired health economist Mason W. Russell to head up its growing registries practice. More
US provider Abt Associates has this week announced three senior promotions. CFO David Loeser becomes Senior VP, while Deborah Klein Walker and Carlos Carrazana are raised to Vice President status. More
Massachusetts based Abt Associates has announced the appointment of David Ferreira as Chief Human Resources Officer. Ferreira will lead all aspects of the company's human resources function with emphasis on human capital development activities. He will also join the company's Management Committee. More
Abt Associates has added two veterans of healthcare research to its team. Psychologist William Schlenger, Ph.D., an authority on behavioral health, has joined as a principal associate; and Charles R. Thompson, Ph.D. becomes Vice President in the firm's new Domestic Health Division. More
US supplier Abt Associates has announced the acquisition of the International Group consulting practice of IBM's Business Consulting Services' Public Sector unit. Previously part of PwCC, the practice delivers consulting services for the US Agency for International Development (USAID). More
US-based Abt Associates has appointed Dr Jamie Banks as Director of Outcomes Research in the company's Health Economic Research and Quality of Life Evaluation Services (HERQuLES) team. Dr Stephen Bell, an expert in analysing the effects of social programs, also joins the company, in its Social and Economic Policy (SEP) Division. More
Abt Associates has appointed Mark Spranca PhD, an expert in behavioral science, and Carol Simon PhD, a health economics expert, to its Health Policy and Clinical Research Division. Both are also members of the Abt Associates Fellows, and Spranca will lead the company's Research Methods and Analytics Group. More
US public policy research firm Abt Associates has appointed Dr Tessie San Martin, previously Director of the Operations Group at the World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), as its new VP for International Development. More
US public policy research firm Abt Associates has announced that John Shane will succeed the company's founder Clark Abt as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Abt will become Chairman Emeritus. More
Social and behavioral epidemiologist Scott Royal has joined US agency Abt Associates to help advance the company's clinical research initiatives. More
New research conducted by MORI in the UK for ABTA (the Association of British Travel Agents) shows that the prospect of war and the threat of terrorism are not generally affecting travel plans. More
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