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Arlington, VA, July 27, 2005 - MergeGlobal, the financial and strategic consulting firm, has appointed W. Bruce Allen, PhD as a Principal Advisor.  Dr. Allen will focus on applying his expertise in freight demand theory, impact of transit investments, physical distribution management/business logistics, railroad and motor carrier economics, and transportation regulation. 

Dr. Allen is an internationally recognized expert in transportation economics and Professor of Business and Public Policy, Regional Science, and Transportation at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Allen also serves as Director of the Wharton Transportation Program. 

Dr. Allen has written numerous essays featured in Transportation Journal, Logistics and Transport Review, and Review of Economics and Statistics. Dr. Allen is the past Editor in Chief of Transportation Quarterly.

Dr. Allen received his PhD in economics from Northwestern University.
About MergeGlobal
MergeGlobal provides clients a continuum of services ranging from financial advisory to strategic consulting.  Our financial consulting practice combines finance expertise with deep industry knowledge to significantly improve shareholder value for clients in the global travel, transport and logistics industries.  The MergeGlobal strategy consulting practice focuses on developing competitive strategy for companies in similar industries. Our approach is highly quantitative and hypothesis-driven. We have completed over 200 engagements for clients in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Our industry experience spans all modes of transportation, logistics and suppliers to the industry.