• 14+ years of Disparity Study Project Management
• 40+ Disparity Studies, 4 goal- settings for Georgia DOT, 3 goal-settings for Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
• Expertise in post-study guidance
• B.A. in Anthropology, Princeton University
• J.D. NY Law School
• Certification in Negotiations from Harvard University; PMP Certified Project Manager; and Certified Contract Compliance Administrator.

• Hanna Rowell is a Deputy Project Manager focusing on research, community outreach, and client communication. She assists the Project Manager with the management of disparity studies and public policy consulting projects.
• Background in Management Consulting, Research, and Public Sector work.
• B.A. in Economics; B.A. in International Affairs; minor in African Languages and Literature; minor in Swahili Language, Literature, and Culture from The University of Georgia
• MSc in Development Management with a specialization in Applied Development Economics from The London School of Economics and Political Science

• Data science fellow for All by Correlation One
• Experience in website designing, quality assurance, and IT support
• Currently serving as a data analyst on 4 other projects
• BA in Computer Science at Caleb University, Nigeria
• Candidate for MS in Analytics at Georgia Institute of Technology

• Foremost national expert is disparity research
• Served on 120+ disparity studies since 1993
• Over 120 disparity studies
• Successful expert witness in 6 cases.
• Member of Bloomberg Business Week Academic Advisory Panel on law for 12 years
• J.D. from Harvard University; and Ph.D. in Economics from Georgia State University

• Litigation specialist with over 20 Years of experience in corporate defense, litigation support, civil appeals and general counsel.
• Georgia Top Rated Lawyer in Appellate Law and in Labor and Employment Law.
• Served as Federal Law Clerk in 11th Circuit Court of Appeals responsible for research and drafting opinions in areas of employment, civil rights, and immigration.
• B.S.W from University of Wisconsin; JD from Florida State University.

Econometric Oversight and Private Sector Analysis

• Skilled Econometrician and Applied Theorist, Experienced in Economic Forensics.
• 20+ Disparity Studies
• 25+ years of economic analysis of discrimination and disparity of employment, private sector contracting, lending and public contracting.
• Former president National Economics Association.
• PhD. in Economics from the University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin.

Anecdotal Review + Chapter

• Multi-platform communications profession with more than 20 years experience in written and oral communications
• Written opinion and special articles for industry publications like “Governing Magazine” and “U.S. Security Post”
• Former Director of Communications for Dekalb County Office of the District Attorney & Solicitor-General
• Former Senior Report for the Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Atlanta’s main local paper
• M.S. in Newspaper Journalist from Syracuse University
• B.A. in English from Clark Atlanta University

• More than 30+ Disparity Studies as Contract Administrator or Deputy Project Manager
• Former Director of Human Resources for Concessions International
• Contract Compliance Administrator for the City of Atlanta Office of Contract Compliance
• B.A. Political Science, Spelman College; M.S Urban Government and Administration and an M.A. in Human Resource Management, Georgia State University

• Core competencies of the firm include survey development, qualitative data analysis, focus groups, and interviews
• Recipients of the 2015 Business of the Year, Community Workforce Award, DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce
• Clients include Annie E. Casey Foundation, United Nations Foundation, and University System of Georgia.
• Conducted surveys on 15+ disparity studies

• Consultant specializing in public policy, economic development and program management
• Former Assistant to the Secretary for HUB Outreach for the State of North Carolina’s Dept of Administration, 1999-2013
• Founder’s Award, National Association of State Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Directors, 2013

• Recognized as national expert in Disparity Research, Supplier Diversity, and Remedial Program Development and Implementation
• Former Director of Contract Compliance for the City of Atlanta, GA
• Project Manager for the first major post-Croson disparity study
• Principal architect of the City of Atlanta’s EBO Program, which became the national model for post-Croson MBE programs
• Testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship

• Extensive skill set through the negotiation of major contracts and complex business transactions between diverse groups of private clients and government entities.
• In 2007, Attorney Griffin led the GSPC team on the New World of Coca-Cola Supplier Diversity initiative. As the lead consultant on this project, she developed and implemented a successful minority and female business participation program for the construction of the new facility. The firm earned the Partners in the Promise Award from The Coca-Cola Company’s Chief Executive Officer for its efforts in this groundbreaking initiative.
• She served as Senior Contract Administrator, Compliance Director and Interim Director of Resourcing for the City of Atlanta Department of Procurement for almost 10 years. Ms. Griffin also previously served as Contract Compliance Hearing Officer for Fulton County, Georgia for ten years (1989-1999).
• Attorney Griffin earned her law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law and her undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Political Science from Morris Brown College.