Washington, D.C. — Futures Group has announced that Ruth R. Berg,
Ph.D., will return to the company in February as Vice President of
Strategic Growth Initiatives. In this role, Dr. Berg will be
responsible for Futures Group\’s efforts to pursue and penetrate new
and emerging markets. Dr. Berg will report to Chief Operating Officer
Ed Abel, and she will serve on the company\’s Executive Leadership
Team.
\”We are thrilled to have Dr. Berg back at Futures Group to lead
strategic business growth initiatives,\” said CEO Chris LeGrand. \”She
brings a superb combination of business development, management, and
technical skills, and a proven track record of success. With our
recent merger with GRM International, Futures Group is now equipped to
aggressively compete for a wide range of development projects
providing innovative solutions for a better world. Dr. Berg will help
us take advantage of this opportunity.\”
\”Dr. Berg will drive Futures Group\’s diversification and contribute to
the company\’s growth,\” added Chief Operating Officer Ed Abel. \”She
will help us build on our expertise predicting future health and
development trends, uncovering barriers to well-being, and forging
on-the-ground partnerships to ensure lasting change. She has a wealth
of experience engaging the private sector in effective and efficient
development solutions — a crucial skill in the current economic
environment.\”
Dr. Berg has more than twenty years of professional experience in
international health with an emphasis in private sector strategies,
policy, and evaluation. She has worked in more than 20 countries
spanning Africa, Asia, Europe and Eurasia, Latin America, and the
Caribbean.
\”I am pleased to be returning to Futures Group to lead strategic
growth initiatives,\” said Dr. Berg. \”With the merger with GRM
International, the company is well-positioned to meet the growing
needs of its partners and the people we serve. I look forward to
leveraging the substantial talent at Futures and GRM to reach more
people in need around the world.\”
Dr. Berg joins Futures Group from Abt Associates, where she led the
establishment of the company\’s international private sector health
practice and the development of its evaluation business strategy in
international health. She served as a Senior Advisor to the
USAID-funded Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector
(SHOPS) Project, Co-Director of Abt\’s Evaluation Center, and Senior
Evaluation Advisor to the DFID-funded Partnership for Transforming
Health Systems Phase II Project. Previously, she served as the Project
Director for the $95 million SHOPS Project, Project Director for the
$60 million USAID-funded Private Sector Partnerships-One Project,
Abt\’s Indefinite Quantity Contracts Director for the USAID-funded
Private Sector Program, and Research Director for the USAID-funded
Commercial Market Strategies Project. She also served as an Abt Fellow
from 2008 to 2010.
Prior to joining Abt Associates, Dr. Berg worked for seven years at
Futures Group as Research Director for the Social Marketing for Change
Project, Senior Associate on the Policy Project, Evaluation Specialist
on the Evaluation Project, and Country Manager on the OPTIONS II
Project. Dr. Berg holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Sociology and
Demography from The University of Texas at Austin, and a B.A. in
Economics and International Relations from The University of
California at Davis.
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About GRM International
GRM International is a leading international development management
company specializing in the provision of project design, management
expertise and technical assistance to development projects for
bilateral and multilateral funding agencies, governments and
corporations. For more than 45 years, GRM has been bringing expertise
in managing large-scale projects, and sourcing and managing high
quality experts covering all disciplinary skills required to implement
development projects. For more information, visit
www.grminternational.com.
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