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Clark C. Abt
Clark Abt, an engineer, entrepreneur, educator and social scientist, is the founder and past president of Abt Global Inc. He served as Abt’s President from 1965 to 1985, Chairman of the Board of Directors from 1986 to 2005, and was then elected Chairman Emeritus. He is the author of 10 books on social and economic policies and advanced technologies, as well as many articles.
Clark Abt was born in Cologne, Germany, in 1929, and came to the United States in 1937. He entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a freshman in aeronautical engineering in 1947 and graduated with a bachelor's degree in general engineering in 1951. He then served four months in the Merchant Marine as an ordinary seaman, followed by a year at Johns Hopkins University as an English instructor, obtaining an M.A. from the Department of Writing, Speech and Drama for this master thesis, “A Year of Poems.”
From 1952 to 1953, Dr. Abt worked as a power plant engineer for Bechtel Corporation in San Francisco, and from 1953 to 1957 he served in the U.S. Air Force as electronic countermeasur
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Abt Global
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.[1] In February 2024, the company rebranded as Abt Global.[2]
An executive team leads Abt Global with Kathleen Flanagan as president and CEO since October 2009[3] 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.[4] As an organization, they focus on five capabilities:[5]
Notable people
References
- ^"Clark C. Abt | Abt Global". www.abtglobal.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^"Rockville's Abt Associates rebrands as Abt Global". Maryland The Daily Record. February 16, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^"Our People | Abt Global". www.abtglobal.com. Retrieved 2024-03
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Clark C. Abt Edit Profile
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Clark C. Abt, German, American researcher, publishing executive, educator. Recipient grand prize Thoreau award for landscape architecture, 1975. Volunteer tutor Boston Public High Schools, since 1998; board member Boston Land Marks Orchestra; Member of International Institute Strategic Studies, Old Cambridge Shakespeare Society, Cosmos Club, Cambridge Tennis Club, Mount Auburn Tennis Club.
Background
Abt, Clark C. was born on August 31, 1929 in Cologne, Germany. Came to the United States, 1937, naturalized, 1945.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965; Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1952.
Career
Instructor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1951-1952; manager advanced systems department, Raytheon Company, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1957-1964; president, treasurer, Abt Associations, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1965-1986; c
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