S. Daniel Abraham
| S. Daniel Abraham | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Sim Daniel Abraham August 15, 1924 Long Beach, New York |
| Nationality | United States |
| Ethnicity | Jewish |
| Occupation | businessman, philanthropist |
| Known for | founder of Slim-Fast |
| Net worth |
 $2.0 billion (March 2014)[1] |
Sim Daniel Abraham (born August 15, 1924)[2] is an American businessman whose company, Thompson Medical, introduced the Slim-Fast line of diet products in the late 1970s. Abraham took Thompson Medical private in 1988; Unilever acquired Slim-Fast for $2.3 billion in 2000.[3][4]
Biography
Abraham was born and raised to an Orthodox Jewish family[5][6] in Long Beach, New York. He is frequently included in Forbes 400 list of the 400 wealthiest Americans.
Abraham is the founder of the Center for Middle East Peace in Washington, D.C. Through personal friendship with leaders in the United States, Israel, and throughout the Middle East, he has worked over the past two decades to help bring an end to the Arab/Israeli conflict.[7] He is a major sponsor of the Washington-based United States Institute of Peace.[8]
Abraham has endowed an S. Daniel Abraham Chair in Middle East Policy Studies at Princeton University and a Chair in Nutritional Medicine at Harvard University Medical School. He has also funded the Dan Abraham School for Business Administration and Economics at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, and the S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program at Yeshiva University, and Honors Program at Stern College for Women. He holds honorary doctorates from Ben-Gurion University, Bar-Ilan University and Yeshiva University. He is also the founder of the New Synagogue of Palm Beach.[9] His gift to the Mayo Clinic served to create the Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center, whose opening in 2007 received national media coverage.[10]
He is a long-time donor to the Democratic Party and the Clinton Foundation. He gave $1.5 million to the party and ranked as the number one contributor of soft money to the national parties in 2000.
Abraham is the author of the book Peace is Possible, with a foreword by President Bill Clinton. Abraham also published his memoirs in 2010, entitled Everything is Possible: Life and Business Lessons from a Self-Made Billionaire and the Founder of Slim Fast.
The Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls was dedicated in honor of his mother.
References
- ↑ Forbes: The World's Billionaires - S. Daniel Abraham March 2014
- ↑ http://www.paladium.net/usanycmuseumofjewishheritage.php
- ↑ Kanner, Bernice (1992-05-18). "Slim Pickings". New York 25 (20). pp. 14–16.
- ↑ Branch, Shelly; Beck, Ernest (2000-04-13). "Unilever Buys Ben & Jerry's, SlimFast for Over $2.5 Billion". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- ↑ Broward Sun Sentinel: "S. Daniel Abraham: Philanthropist and peace maker" by Shani McManus April 20, 2010
- ↑ "Paid Notice: Deaths ABRAHAM, STELLA K.". 1998-12-15.
- ↑ "Bio: S. Daniel Abraham" - S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace
- ↑ "S. Daniel Abraham: Philanthropist and peace maker - Sun Sentinel". Articles.sun-sentinel.com. 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ↑ "Leadership: New Synagogue of Palm Beach"
- ↑ "Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center - Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center Internship". Mayo Clinic. Retrieved 2014-02-01.