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Board Appointment for Abt
US-based public sector specialist Abt Associates has added Dr. Steven Sinding to its Board of Directors. An expert on international population matters, he spent twenty years at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a major client of Abt.
From 2002 until his retirement last year, Sinding served as Director-General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), helping to revitalize the non-governmental organization with a focus on sexual and reproductive health.
Following his time at USAID, he served as Population Advisor to the World Bank, Director of Population Sciences for the Rockefeller Foundation and Professor of Population and Family Health at Columbia University. A graduate of Oberlin College with a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he has written and spoken extensively on international population matters.
CEO Wendell Knox comments: 'Steve brings significant international expertise, knowledge and relationships to our organization. He will greatly contribute to our international reach as well as the governance and strategic guidance provided by our Board of Directors.'
Abt Associates' staff of over 1,000 is located three US offices and in Africa, Asia, Central Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Its web site is at www.abtassociates.com .
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