Abt Associates applies scientific research, consulting and technical assistance expertise to a wide range of issues in social, economic, and health policy; and international development.
One of the largest for-profit government and business research and consulting firms in the world, Abt Associates delivers practical, measurable, high-value-added results. Our staff of more than 1,500 employee-owners includes national and international experts who are recognized for their knowledge, innovative research techniques, and insightful analyses and recommendations.
Abt Associates is an unparalleled resource for understanding and solving difficult challenges. Since our founding in 1965, we have remained close to Clark Abt's original vision of a company that could make an important difference in the lives of people and nations.
In 2008, the American Marketing Association ranked Abt Associates 20th among the top 50 U.S. market research firms. The company is also one of the 100 largest employee-owned companies in the United States. Our ethnically diverse staff is guided by strong corporate values that include technical excellence, collaboration, respect, and civic responsibility.
Abt Associates has 4 offices in the United States and is working in 39 other countries. The company's gross revenue was $264 million for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009.
Scope
The company applies its expertise in research, consulting, technical assistance, data collection and medical and life sciences to a wide variety of problems in the public and private sectors. In the United States, Abt Associates has helped shape many important and complex public programs, including Medicaid, welfare reform, Head Start, crime reporting, and housing experiments. The company is also a recognized leader in providing technical assistance to facilitate policy reforms in countries moving to market oriented economies. It has extensive experience in advising countries on economic growth and health systems strengthening. Working with the U.S. Agency for International Development, our experts in health, economic growth, the environment, and trade have helped governments improve service delivery and implement sustainable market-based reforms.
Examples of Abt Associates' work include research, evaluation and technical assistance related to improving the effectiveness of government programs, the cost-effectiveness of environmental regulations, the usefulness of new education strategies, the efficiency of healthcare systems, the incidence and prevalence of diseases, and the effectiveness of customer satisfaction and market positioning strategies.
Our Clients
A wide spectrum of governments, international organizations, foundations, nonprofit associations and institutions, and business and industry call on Abt Associates to solve complex problems in a wide variety of disciplines:
Biochemists, Biologists, Business Strategists, Economists, Engineers, Environmental Analysts, Epidemiologists, Health Experts, Information Technology Specialists, International Development Experts, Medical Scientists, Physical Scientists, Physicians, Political Scientists, Programmers, Psychologists, Social Scientists, Software Engineers, Statisticians, Survey Methodologists
Degrees By Discipline:
Social Sciences 35%
Law, Medicine, Other 31%
Economics 13%
Natural Sciences, Engineering 10%
Management 7%
Humanities 4%
