Mark Abdollahian

Mark Abdollahian is a full clinical professor in the Division of Politics and Economics at Claremont Graduate University. His research and teaching interests include strategic decision making, international political economy, sustainable development, economics, growth, human social cultural behavioral modeling, econometrics, predictive analytics, computational modeling and simulation, data analytics, and visualization.

In addition to bachelor’s degrees in Political Science, History, and French from Case Western Reserve University, Abdollahian holds a master’s degree in Foreign and Defense Policy and a PhD in Political Economy and Mathematical Modeling from Claremont Graduate University. He is the co-founder of Sentia Group and is currently chief executive officer of ACERTAS.

Abdollahian delivers advanced analytics for data-driven decision making. His global experience spans national policy, corporate strategy, economic development, finance, public-private partnerships, M&A and business process reengineering. He creates, designs, and implements enterprise class data and strategy analytics used by the U.S. Government, the World Bank, and the United Nations as well as private-sector companies worldwide, including Arthur Andersen, Motorola, McKinsey, Raytheon, British Aerospace, Chevron, and DeBeers. Abdollahian develops, manages, and applies behavioral and predictive analytics to strategic and operational issues across government and business, focusing on bringing to market next-generation innovations today.

Abdollahian is the author of dozens of articles and two books on data-driven strategy across business, politics, and economics. He is a board member for several private and nonprofit enterprises and lectures to audiences worldwide.