By Mathematica Policy Research
Mathematica Policy Research recently appointed two new members to the company’s senior management team. Mathematica staff member Allison Logie was named vice president, director of strategic business development, while Robin Sheldrick joined the company as senior vice president, director of human resources. Logie and Sheldrick are based in Mathematica’s offices in Washington, DC, and Princeton, NJ, respectively.
In her new role, Logie will support strategic business development as the company continues to grow and expand into new areas of work. Logie, who joined Mathematica in July 2008, will also build on her accomplishments leading strategic planning efforts, executing strategic initiatives, and aligning business development with the corporate strategy.
Sheldrick is a seasoned human resources executive with more than 30 years of experience. She specializes in leading human resources functions through organizational growth and change, and is well versed in all aspects of strategies, policies, practices, and procedures in the field. Sheldrick comes to Mathematica following a 14-year tenure at PharmaNet-I3, which she helped guide from a small start-up to a more than $1 billion pharmaceutical research organization with more than 6,500 employees worldwide.
"We’re delighted to welcome Robin to Mathematica and to have Allison’s professional skills focused on an important new role for the company," said Paul Decker, president and CEO of Mathematica. "Mathematica is its people, and Robin will help ensure that we continue to hire the best and brightest in their fields as the company grows and expands into new areas. Allison will play an essential role in ensuring that we pair the talents of our staff with the needs of our clients and partners as we work together in pursuit of our mission to improve public well-being."
About Mathematica: Mathematica Policy Research seeks to improve public well-being by conducting studies and assisting clients with program evaluation and policy research, survey design and data collection, research assessment and interpretation, and program performance/data management. Its clients include foundations, federal and state governments, and private-sector and international organizations. The employee-owned company, with offices in Princeton, NJ; Ann Arbor, MI; Cambridge, MA; Chicago, IL; Oakland, CA; and Washington, DC; has conducted some of the most important studies of health care, nutrition, education, international, disability, family support, employment, and early childhood policies and programs.

