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Mathematica to Open New Office in Chicago
Contact: Cheryl Pedersen, (609) 275-2258
PRINCETON, N.J. (May 11, 2009)—Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., one of the nation's premier social policy research firms, is opening an office in Chicago, Illinois, in May. The new endeavor offers opportunities to expand our capacity in developing multidisciplinary, integrated, and rigorous solutions to some of today's most pressing social issues.
Harrison Greene, Jr., formerly a senior vice president and director of Education and Child Development at the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), is joining Mathematica as a vice president, Surveys and Information Services Division (SIS), to direct the office. Greene has more than two decades of experience in managing and overseeing large-scale data collection projects. In 2006, he established the Joint Center for Education Research, a collaborative effort between NORC and the University of Chicago. He has also been a senior survey director at Abt Associates, Inc. Some of his recent major research studies include the Survey of Earned Doctorates for the National Science Foundation, the Gates Millennium Scholars Tracking and Longitudinal Study, and the National Longitudinal Evaluation of Comprehensive School Reform (for the U.S. Department of Education). He has an M.A. and A.B.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago. He resides in Chicago.
“We are extremely pleased to have Harrison join us to spearhead this next thrust forward in the company’s period of dynamic growth,” said Amy Johnson, senior vice president, SIS. “His extraordinary record of leadership and expertise in research design and statistical surveys will enhance our capacity for bringing the best analytical and methodological tools to bear on issues of public importance.”
Mathematica®, a nonpartisan research firm, conducts high-quality, objective policy research and surveys to improve public well-being. Its clients include federal and state governments, foundations, and private-sector and international organizations. The employee-owned company, with offices in Princeton, N.J., Ann Arbor, Mich., Cambridge, Mass., Chicago, Ill., Oakland, Calif., and Washington, D.C., has conducted some of the most important studies of health care, education, family support, employment, nutrition, and early childhood policies and programs.