Andover, MA - August 13, 2007 - ath Power Consulting Corporation (pronounced "eighth"), one of the nation's leading providers of customer experience research and mystery shopping services for the financial services industry, continues rolling out its expansion strategy by announcing the opening today of its newest regional office in Chicago, Illinois.

"This new location reflects our company's continued rapid growth in our banking and financial markets," said Frank Aloi, President and CEO of ath Power. "Chicago and the surrounding Midwest markets present our company with substantial growth opportunities while continuing to assure our current clients in the area of the personalized service they expect from the ath Power Team."

ath Power is one of the fastest growing customer experience research companies in the United States. Inc. magazine, which analyzes over 500,000 companies each year to compile its list of the nation's fastest growing companies, has named ath Power to the prestigious Inc. 500 in three consecutive years, making the company a one of a kind in its industry.

Adding to ath Power's current offices in Boston and Washington, D.C., the Chicago location will augment the company's presence in the upper Midwest markets as management continues to analyze the cities where it makes sense to expand.

"We're expanding into areas with heavy concentrations of our banking and financial services clients." said Mr. Aloi. The first ath Power office outside of its Boston headquarters opened in 2001 in Rockville, MD. ath Power plans to open offices in San Francisco, Dallas and West Palm, enhancing its presence in strategically important financial services markets.

About ath Power Consulting Corporation:

ath Power Consulting ( www.athpower.com ), analyzes current banking environments and, through customer experience research, training programs and planning initiatives, assists financial services organizations with solidifying their long-term service objectives. Staffed by an experienced team of analysts and utilizing industry leading technology, ath Power is one of the leading Financial Services CER Companies in the nation.

The company supports more than 40% of the nation's largest financial services institutions with customized customer experience research solutions, posting increases in revenue every quarter since its inception. Founded in 1997, and with offices in Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C., ath Power Consulting employs a team rich with the market knowledge, analytical abilities and problem solving acumen to assist clients throughout the world. For more information on ath Power Consulting please visit www.athpower.com or call 1-877-977-6937.