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Independent Consultant

Abt Associates Inc is a Research institution which specializes in research, consulting, technical assistance.

Kathleen Flanagan is President and Chief Executive Officer of Abt Associates. She assumed this position in 2009 after a distinguished career working across the broad range of markets and policy areas that reflect the company's business today. Prior to being named President and CEO, Kathleen served as Group Vice President for Social, Economic and Health Policy with the company. She has been a member of Abt's senior executive team since 2001. Kathleen joined the company in 1983 as a Policy Analyst in the Health Area. In 1989 she became Managing Vice President of the company's Labor Economics Research Area, overseeing research on workforce development and income security programs. In the mid-1990s she launched an international workforce and education practice, winning projects from clients including USAID, The World Bank, and the U.S. Department of Labor. In 1998, Kathleen launched the company's Housing and Community Revitalization practice and built a team of more than 75 researchers and technical assistance staff, working on affordable housing and community development policies at the federal, state, and local levels. In 2005, she was named Group Vice President for the company's Social, Economic and Health Policy Line of Business. Apart from her leadership at Abt, Kathleen is a board member of both the Professional Services Council (PSC) and the World Trade Center Institute. She also looks forward to attending and speaking at conferences on women in leadership. She received a B.A. in Economics and Political Science and M.S. in Public Policy from the University of Rochester in New York.