Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Michael T. Kirshbaum, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on Form 10-K of The Advisory Board Company; and |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
Date: February 27, 2009 | /s/ Michael T. Kirshbaum | |||
Michael T. Kirshbaum, | ||||
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||