Indian business leaders biography of abraham

Dr Christopher Abraham has three postgraduate qualifications in HRM, Business Administration (Marketing), Labour & Administrative Law and a PhD in Business Administration (Design Thinking & Innovation). He is a Certified Design Thinker from IDEO/Stanford and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (FCIM), UK. He has 34 years’ experience in management consulting, marketing and management education in India, Singapore and the UAE.

Dr Abraham has been a Visiting Professor at many leading universities in Australia, the USA, Canada, Singapore and the UK. Earlier, in Dubai, he headed the Executive MBA program of XLRI, Jamshedpur, one of Asia’s top business schools. His areas of competence are Innovation, Design Thinking, Behavioural Design, Strategy, Neuroscience of Decision Making, Future of Education, Science of Happiness, Leadership, Human Potential, Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Strategy.

A much sought-after 3-time TEDx and international keynote speaker, he has successfully presented at numerous global forums and conducted many consulting and executive development assignments for global organisations including The World Bank, The Executive Council (Government of Dubai), Emirates Airlines, SEWA (Government of Sharjah), Aramex, DHL, Procter & Gamble, LG, Reckitt Benckiser and AW Rostamani (Nissan Auto).

Indian businesspeople

Reji Abraham is the managing director of Aban Group in India. He was listed on the 2008 and 2009 Forbes list of the world's wealthiest people. He runs India's largest offshore drilling company Aban Offshore. He resides in Chennai. According to Forbes 2008, Abraham was named the 605th richest man in the world with an estimated $2 billion fortune. As of 2009, his wealth has decreased to $770 million. His wealth is mainly dependent on the fortunes of his company, Aban Offshore. In 2014, Aban Offshore's market cap drastically dipped due to the prolonged bear market.

He possesses both a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.

History

Reji Abrahams business empire initially began with his late father M.A Abraham in 1986 as a small construction firm. Reji Abraham took charge of Aban Group in 2004 after his father's death. Under his leadership Aban Group acquired two tranches from a Norwegian company, Sinvest, for a sum of $1.3 billion.

Awards

• 2008: Listed on the 2008 Forbes list of the world's wealthiest people.

References

From his time in the Indian military to his journey to the NYU Stern School of Business to making his mark in India through his social work, Abraham George seems to be, and indeed is, a jack of all trades. He is the founder and principal of Shanti Bhavan, a school for students born into India’s lowest socioeconomic class.

“The last 29 years since I founded Shanti Bhavan, it has been the most rewarding and satisfying part of my life – I’ve done a lot of stuff, but nothing compares to what I’ve done with this,” George said. “The satisfaction comes from the fact that the children we have worked with are able to acquire jobs in Amazon and study in schools like Duke – one of them is here!” His words were infused with unmistakable passion. The crowd cheered the former student. We experienced a collective shiver down our spines; the fruit of George’s work was right in front of us – undeniable and beautiful.

The story of his life’s work was made into a Netflix documentary called “Daughters of Destiny.” Created and produced by Vanessa Roh, it featured the lives of students at the boarding school George founded. During his talk, we saw an ABC news segment called “Shanti Bhavan: haven of peace”.

After hearing the inspirations and motivations behind the creation of this boarding school, the designation of it being a ‘haven of peace’ is irrefutable.

George didn’t start in philanthropy. As an 18-year-old he found himself in the Indian military; he was posted near Tibet (in the Salem pass) where his job was to establish gun positions in case China invaded the country, India. In subzero temperatures, he lived through it for eleven months. During his time there, he read a quote ‘there is nothing right about war, it is about who is left’.

And so, George began asking himself questions: Why was he ready to take people’s lives? What was he truly doing with his life? And what would life be like in service of others?

He embarked on

Indian-American businessman and philanthropist

Not to be confused with Abraham George (politician).

Abraham M. George is an Indian-American businessman, academic, and philanthropist. He began his career in the Indian army as an artillery officer stationed at the Sela Pass in the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) along the China-India border. After completing his military service, George moved to the United States and pursued a career in business. In 1995, he returned to India to address issues of discrimination and economic inequality faced by marginalized communities.

Among his initiatives in India are the Shanti Bhavan Residential school, which provides education to children from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and the Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media, a postgraduate institution focused on promoting a free and independent press. Additionally, he established the Baldev Medical & Community Center to provide healthcare services to 15 villages across Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. His efforts in environmental health contributed to the phase-out of leaded gasoline in India in April 2000.

George is the author of three books on international corporate finance and two on his social work in India. He has served on the boards of Human Rights Watch and the International Center for Journalists. He has also been recognized with the Hind Rattan award and is regarded as one of the leading social entrepreneurs globally.

Early years

George was born and brought up in the seaside city of Trivandrum, Kerala, at the southwestern tip of India. He is the second son of Mathew and Aleyamma George; one of four children.

At fourteen, George was admitted to the National Defense Academy in Khadakwasla. He subsequently went on to graduate as a second lieutenant in 34th medium artillery regiment of the Indian Army. George's first posting in 1966 wa