S. Daniel Abraham

S. Daniel Abraham is a leading American entrepreneur and pioneer in both the pharmaceutical and diet food business. In 1947, shortly after returning from Europe where he served as an infantryman in the U.S. Army, Mr. Abraham purchased Thompson Medical Company. At the time, Thompson Medical owned a single pharmaceutical product with annual sales of $5,000. It is now a major, privately held company distributing a wide variety of products. His keen interest in the weight loss industry led him to develop the now-independent Slim-Fast Foods, which is the most innovative and successful weight loss and meal substitute nutritional food company in the United States.

Mr. Abraham is a generous and thoughtful philanthropist dedicated to a variety of causes, among them improving health care and nutrition, encouraging Middle East peace, and broadening educational opportunities.

Mr. Abraham has strong ties to Israel, which he expresses through deep personal involvement and commitment. He and then-Utah Congressman Wayne Owens traveled together to Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia in March 1988, and have since made regular visits to the region. In 1989, Mr. Abraham and Congressman Owens founded the Center for Middle East Peace & Economic Cooperation, and Mr. Abraham has served as the Center's Chairman since its inception.

In the course of Mr. Abraham's travels, he became convinced that Israel's greatest security would come from peace with its neighbors, and this spurred on his efforts to support the peace process. He is a close friend of many of the leaders of the Middle East, with whom he consults regularly.

Mr. Abraham and his wife Ewa reside in Palm Beach with their two children. He also has four grown daughters, twenty-six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He holds honorary doctorates from Ben-Gurion University, Bar Ilan University and Yeshiva University.