Stanley J. Lukowski Elected Chairman of Abt Associates Board of Directors

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Abt Associates announced that
Stanley J. Lukowski has been elected Chairman of the company's Board of
Directors. Lukowski succeeds John A. Shane who served as Chairman since 2005
and retired from the Board in July.

Lukowski, who joined the Abt Associates Board in 2006, is the former Chairman
and CEO of Eastern Bank Corporation, a position he held from 1992 until his
retirement in 2006. Under his leadership, Eastern Bank grew to become the
largest independent commercial bank in New England, with 80 branches and
assets of more than $6 billion.

He is actively involved with several community groups in Greater Boston. He
serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Partners Continuing Care,
Chairman of the Massachusetts Housing Partnership, Chairman of the Board of
Overseers of the North Shore Medical Center, and trustee of the Massachusetts
Taxpayer's Foundation. He is also a member of the Compensation Committee of
Partners HealthCare System. He received a B.S. degree from Villanova
University and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.

Abt Associates President and CEO, Wendell Knox, who will remain on the Abt
Associates Board when new President and CEO, Kathleen Flanagan, assumes her
responsibilities in October, said, "Stan is an exceptional leader and
strategist whose management and entrepreneurial talents, along with his
commitment to the community, make him an excellent choice as Chairman of Abt
Associates. I have known Stan for many years and am very pleased that we will
have the benefit of his knowledge in the position of Chairman."

"I am honored to have been chosen by my fellow Board members to serve as
Chairman. Abt Associates is a unique company, one of the largest
employee-owned companies in the United States; a leader in research,
international development and consulting, and with a mission to improve the
economic well-being of people around the world. I am looking forward to
working with the management team and our Board to strengthen the company's
position in the market and to further its mission," said Lukowski.

Abt Associates, an employee-owned company, applies scientific research,
technical assistance, survey, and consulting expertise to a wide range of
social, economic and health policy issues; international development; clinical
trials and registries; and complex business problems. Founded in 1965, the
company provides services to U.S. federal, state and local governments;
universities and foundations; media; and major corporations. In fiscal year
2009, the company had revenue of $264 million. Its staff of over 1,300 is
located in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Atlanta, Georgia; Bethesda, Maryland;
Durham, North Carolina; Lexington, Massachusetts (Abt Bio-Pharma Solutions,
Inc.); New York, New York (Abt SRBI); and in Africa, Asia, Central Asia,
Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.

SOURCE Abt Associates

Peter Broderick, Vice President, Corporate Communications of Abt Associates,
+1-617-349-2882, peter_broderick@abtassociates.com