Profile
Dr. Rick McGahey was previously a Managing Vice President at Abt Associates, a consulting, research and evaluation firm where he directed work on education, childhood development, social welfare and workforce development.
He also has extensive experience in the public sector.
He served as assistant secretary for policy, and later for pension and welfare benefits, at the U.S.
Department of Labor.
Dr. McGahey was previously an Executive Director of the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S.
Congress and as economic policy adviser for Sen.
Edward M.
Kennedy (D-Mass.).
Earlier, he was deputy commissioner for policy and research for the New York State Department of Economic Development and deputy comptroller for policy and management for the City of New York.
Dr. McGahey also served on the board at Ford Foundation.
Dr. McGahey received a Ph.D.
in Economics from the New School for Social Research and has taught at New York University, John Jay College and George Washington University.
Former positions of Rick McGahey
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Ford Foundation
 Ford Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Ford Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, non-governmental organization headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1936, the Foundation provides grants, projects and loans to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation and advance human achievement. The foundation funds derive from an investment portfolio that began with gifts and bequests of Ford Motor Company stock by Henry and Edsel Ford. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/2010 |
Abt Associates, Inc.
 Abt Associates, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Abt Associates, Inc. provides research and consulting services. It offers greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, low-emission development strategies, environmental research, air quality regulatory support, decision-support tools and IT solutions, ecological risk assessment, economic and regulatory analysis, value chain development, housing policies and programs, health systems strengthening, and workforce development. The company was founded by Clark Abt on January 12, 1965 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 30/12/2004 |
| US Department of Labor | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Rick McGahey
| The New School for Social Research | Doctorate Degree |
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| Private companies | 3 |
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Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Ford Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, non-governmental organization headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1936, the Foundation provides grants, projects and loans to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation and advance human achievement. The foundation funds derive from an investment portfolio that began with gifts and bequests of Ford Motor Company stock by Henry and Edsel Ford. | Miscellaneous |
Abt Associates, Inc.
Abt Associates, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Abt Associates, Inc. provides research and consulting services. It offers greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, low-emission development strategies, environmental research, air quality regulatory support, decision-support tools and IT solutions, ecological risk assessment, economic and regulatory analysis, value chain development, housing policies and programs, health systems strengthening, and workforce development. The company was founded by Clark Abt on January 12, 1965 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Commercial Services |
| US Department of Labor | Government |
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