# Martha Samuelson

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{{Short description|American businesswoman}}
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| name        = Martha Samuelson
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| citizenship = [American](/source/United_States)
| alma_mater  = [Yale University](/source/Yale_University) <small>([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))</small><br>[Harvard Law School](/source/Harvard_Law_School) <small>([JD](/source/Juris_Doctor))</small><br>[MIT Sloan School of Management](/source/MIT_Sloan_School_of_Management) <small>([MBA](/source/Master_of_Business_Administration))</small>
| occupation  = Chairman, [Analysis Group](/source/Analysis_Group)
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'''Martha S. Samuelson'''<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=6562985&privcapId=6479983&previousCapId=6479983&previousTitle=Analysis%20Group,%20Inc. BusinessWeek Executive Profile]{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>[http://www.analysisgroup.com/uploadedFiles/Career/CSWEP_MS_article.pdf CSWEP Newsletter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223074748/http://www.analysisgroup.com/uploadedFiles/Career/CSWEP_MS_article.pdf |date=2010-12-23 }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080315125437/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/11/10/352836/index.htm Fortune]</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=More and More, Expert Witnesses Make the Difference (Published 2005) |website=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |date=19 August 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505142015/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/business/more-and-more-expert-witnesses-make-the-difference.html |archive-date=2021-05-05 |url-status=live |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/business/more-and-more-expert-witnesses-make-the-difference.html |last1=Glater |first1=Jonathan D. }}</ref><ref>[http://www.wsbtv.com/money/1816044/detail.html WSB-TV Atlanta] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524150718/http://www.wsbtv.com/money/1816044/detail.html |date=2011-05-24 }}</ref> is Chairman of [Analysis Group, Inc.](/source/Analysis_Group) Samuelson is an expert in antitrust, finance, and valuation, combining her training in finance and economics with five years of experience as a practicing trial attorney. A critical aspect of her work is the direction of economic analyses for large-scale litigations. Since joining Analysis Group in 1992, Samuelson has played a key role in the company's growth and diversification and has brought significant new clients, academic affiliates, and professional staff to the firm.

== Early life and education ==
Samuelson was born to the daughter of journalist [Maggie Scarf](/source/Maggie_Scarf) and economist [Herbert Scarf](/source/Herbert_Scarf). Her sister, [Susan Scarf Merrell](/source/Susan_Scarf_Merrell), is a noted author. Samuelson received her a [B.A.](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) from [Yale University](/source/Yale_University), her [J.D.](/source/Juris_Doctor) from [Harvard Law School](/source/Harvard_Law_School), and her [M.B.A.](/source/M.B.A.) from the [MIT Sloan School of Management](/source/MIT_Sloan_School_of_Management). In 1981, she married Paul R. Samuelson, the son of economist [Paul Samuelson](/source/Paul_Samuelson).<ref>{{Cite news|date=1981-07-05|title=Paul Samuelson to Wed Martha Scarf|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/05/style/paul-samuelson-to-wed-martha-scarf.html|access-date=2022-01-06|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

== Recognition ==
Samuelson was elected to ''Global Competition Review'''s Women in Antitrust (2016), the ''International Who's Who of Competition Lawyers and Economists'' (2012), and Euromoney's ''Guide to the World's Leading Competition and Antitrust Lawyers/Economists'' (2012).

Samuelson wrote about the importance of thoughtful decision making and meaningful work in a 2015 article published in Harvard Business Review.<ref>Samuelson, Martha, [https://hbr.org/2015/11/analysis-groups-ceo-on-managing-with-soft-metrics "Analysis Group’s CEO on Managing with Soft Metrics"], ''Harvard Business Review'', November, 2015.</ref> She also participated in a 2011 executive roundtable discussion on finding and retaining talented people, published as part of the ''Boston Globe'' "Top Places to Work" feature,<ref>[http://archive.boston.com/jobs/news/articles/2011/11/06/finding_the_best_people_for_the_job/ The Boston Globe: "Top Places to Work" Feature]</ref> and discussed how the organization fosters leadership, accountability, and mentoring relationships in a 2010 interview with the ''New York Times''.<ref>Bryant, Adam, [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/business/07corner.html "Ask Your Mentor for Help, Not for Brownie Points"], ''New York Times'', November 6, 2010.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.analysisgroup.com/experts-and-consultants/managing-principals/martha-s--samuelson/ Analysis Group Bio]

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