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David Ferreira

Chief People Strategist

David Ferreira joined Abt Associates in 2006 as Chief Human Resources Officer. In 2008, he was promoted to the newly created position of Chief Administrative Officer and in 2011 was named Chief People Strategist. He is a member of the Management Advisory Group.

Ferreira came to Abt Associates after founding and running his own consulting firm, Back Bay Consulting, from 1998 to 2006. He worked with more than 50 CEOs and COOs on a wide range of assignments aimed at aligning strategy, process and people to improve organizational performance. For example, at CitiGroup, he was part of a global consulting team that trained the company’s top 400 leaders in organizational and executive assessment. At Shell, he helped integrate the operations of a major joint venture. At QEP Tools, he directed the development of a business strategy and three-year growth plan.

Ferreira started Back Bay Consulting after 18 years of senior management experience with three Fortune 500 companies. He was National Director of Human Resources at KPMG-Peat Marwick from 1996-98. As Chief Human Resources Officer at Beneficial Management Corporation from 1993-96, he led a turnaround of the HR function that earned Beneficial the 1994 New Jersey Employer of the Year award. He was also at General Electric from 1980-93.

He holds a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and earned an M.B.A. in General Management from the University of Michigan. He also holds a master’s in European Business Law from the University of Amsterdam and a J.D. from New England School of Law.