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Abt Global (formerly Abt Associates)

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Created by Rohan Shah. Rohan is an Umbrex Consulting Fellow and a college student at the University of Pennsylvania majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, expected graduation in 2029. Rohan plans to pursue a career in consulting after graduation.

Name of the Consulting Firm Abt Global (formerly Abt Associates)
HQ Location Rockville, Maryland, United States
Size Mid (~2k+)
Website https://www.abtglobal.com/insights/spotlight-on/ai-abt

Overview

Abt Global (rebranded from Abt Associates in Feb 2024) is a research and consulting firm specializing in evidence-driven social and economic policy — program evaluation for federal, state, and international clients. Its AI posture is ‘responsible AI for social impact’: pairing deep subject-matter expertise with data science so public-sector clients get tools that solve real problems, not tech for its own sake.

AI-Focused Regulatory Work

Abt’s contribution to the AI conversation is restraint with rigor: it applies AI to social-sector problems only where deep subject-matter expertise says it will actually help, so clients get tools that solve real problems rather than tech for its own sake. Led on the AI side by Dr. Nora Connor, that ‘responsible AI for social impact’ posture is a strong fit for evaluation-heavy, equity-minded policy work.

Notable AI Policy Work

  • ‘AI @ Abt’ program applying responsible AI/ML to social-sector challenges (needs identification, resource allocation, simulating policy outcomes).
  • Major federal and state social-program evaluations (welfare, housing, health).
  • USAID / World Bank health and social-policy evaluation (international arm), with AI in monitoring & evaluation.

Thought Leadership

  1. Spotlight On: AI @ Abt
    Abt’s ‘AI @ Abt’ program applying responsible AI/ML to social-sector challenges like needs identification and policy simulation.
  2. Demystifying A.I.: A Tool for Social Impact (master class, Dr. Nora Connor)
    A master class by Abt’s Dr. Nora Connor on AI’s evolution and how to ensure its use for social good.
  3. Social & Economic Policy expertise
    Abt’s evidence-driven social and economic policy practice — the domain where it applies AI responsibly.

Clients

USAID, CDC/HHS-adjacent programs, state social-service agencies.