Subject: Abt Associates in the News -- Recent Examples
From: Mary Maguire <[email-masked]>
To: Mary Maguire <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 22:25:05 +0000

Dear Colleagues,

In case you missed it, your Abt colleagues from across the company have been featured as thought leaders in variety of ways this month. Here’s a look at what they have been up to:

This week in Devex, Mike Egboh, national program manager for the Abt Associates-led Partnership for Transforming Health Systems 2 in Nigeria, reflected in an op-ed about the three lessons he’s learned in making projects sustainable. And Abt Associates Director of Global Recruiting Karen Amatangelo-Block shared how coming to work for Abt has allowed her to make a difference in the lives and well-being of others around the world.

Separately, Abt JTA CEO Dr. Jane Thomason and Abt Board Member Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter penned a blog piece “Does aid have a future?” about several thought provoking new books and articles that make “one think about how to achieve the kind of policy coherence needed in the future.”

Abt Senior Fellow Jill Khadduri  published a piece in Roll Call, a newspaper widely read on Capitol Hill, on the evidence that shows how the Housing Choice Voucher program – sometimes called Section 8 – is critical to ensuring that low-income people can afford quality housing.

And last but not least, Abt CEO Kathleen Flanagan was quoted on breaking down silos and creating One Global Abt in a new book by New York Times reporter Adam Bryant. In “Quick and Nimble: Lessons from Leading CEOs on How to Create A Culture of Innovation,” Bryant taps the wisdom of more than 200 CEOs on ways to move an organization faster and “build and foster a corporate culture that encourages innovation and drives results.” Innovation is an important part of building reputational capital at Abt.

Kathleen was also the subject of an interview this week with Washington Executive, where she spoke about Abt’s strategy to connect employees around the world, the company’s charitable efforts, and our upcoming 50th anniversary.

These efforts enhance Abt’s reputation for thought leadership on issues critical to fulfilling our mission.  I look forward to sharing more examples of our thought leadership over the coming year.

Regards,

Mary