Lee Abbamonte
Lee Abbamonte | |
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| Born | August 29, 1978 Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, travel broadcaster, blogger |
| Known for | Traveling to all 193 UN member countries and both North and South Poles |
Lee Abbamonte (born August 29, 1978) is a renowned American entrepreneur, travel broadcaster, and blogger who has explored all 193 United Nations member countries as well as both the North Pole and South Pole.
Early life
Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Trumbull, Connecticut, Abbamonte completed his undergraduate studies in 2000 at the University of Maryland, College Park, earning a degree from the Robert H. Smith School of Business. He later obtained an MBA in 2010 from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, now integrated into Arizona State University.
Following his graduation, Abbamonte embarked on a career on Wall Street, holding positions at notable firms such as Cantor Fitzgerald located in the original One World Trade Center, as well as at the Intercontinental Exchange, Citigroup, and Merrill Lynch.
Travel career
By the year 2006, Abbamonte had already traveled to more than 100 nations. That same year, he initiated his travel blog LeeAbbamonte.com and committed to visiting every country worldwide, achieving this milestone by 2011 when he was 32 years old. He is acknowledged as one of the most extensively traveled individuals globally and belongs to a rare group who have visited every sovereign state along with both polar regions.
Abbamonte has contributed his expertise on travel across prominent media outlets including CNN, Fox Business, Fox News, Bloomberg News, Fox 5 New York, and the Travel Channel. His perspectives have been featured or referenced in various respected publications such as USA Today, BBC, Forbes, Chicago Tribune, Condé Nast Traveler, ABC News, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, and U.S. News & World Report.
As a keynote speaker, Abbamonte has addressed leading industry gatherings including The New York Times Travel Show, South by Southwest, the Public Relations Society of America Travel and Tourism Conference, Travel Bloggers Exchange, the Travel & Adventure Show, and New York Trav Fest.
He holds membership in the Travelers' Century Club and is a fellow of the prestigious Royal Geographical Society. During an interview on the Frommers Radio Travel Show, Arthur Frommer referred to him as the "Marco Polo of the 21st Century."
Interest in sports
An avid sports fan, Abbamonte openly expresses his enthusiasm for teams such as the New York Yankees, New York Giants, Maryland Terrapins men's basketball, Miami Hurricanes football, Arsenal F.C., FC Barcelona, and the former Hartford Whalers.
His television debut occurred in 2006 when he appeared on ESPN’s sports trivia program Stump the Schwab.
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American male writers
- 21st-century American non-fiction writers
- American male bloggers
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- 21st-century American travel writers
- Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society
- People from Trumbull, Connecticut
- Writers from Bridgeport, Connecticut