Magid Abraham
Magid M. Abraham | |
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| File:Magid Abraham - World Economic Forum on Latin America 2009.jpg | |
| Born | April 13, 1958 Machghara, Lebanon |
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| Occupation | CEO of Comscore |
| Awards | Ernst and Young, Entrepreneur Hall of Fame |
Magid M. Abraham (born April 13, 1958) is a seasoned entrepreneur and specialist in market research, consumer analytics, and information technology systems.[1] He has occupied senior leadership roles, notably at organizations he established.[2][3]
Abraham’s work has appeared in both scholarly and professional publications such as the Harvard Business Review, Journal of Marketing Research, and Marketing Science. Additionally, he frequently presents at conferences within the marketing sector.[4]
Early life
Born in Machghara, Lebanon, Abraham spent his childhood on his father’s orchard.[5][6] His formative academic interests were centered on mathematics, science, and physics. After completing secondary education in Lebanon, he pursued studies at Paris’ prestigious École polytechnique. He subsequently obtained an MBA in 1981 followed by a PhD specializing in operations research from the MIT Sloan School of Management.[2][7]
Career
Abraham began his tenure at Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) in 1985. He held the positions of president and chief operating officer from 1993 until 1994, followed by vice chairman from 1994 to 1995. During his time at IRI, he pioneered marketing tools that set benchmarks within the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector, as highlighted in his publications Promoter: An Automated Promotion Evaluation System (1987) and An Implemented System for Improving Promotion Productivity Using Store Scanner Data (1993).
In 1995, Abraham established Paragren Technologies and acted as its CEO; the company was subsequently acquired by Siebel Systems.
He co-founded comScore in 1999, a firm specializing in Internet market analytics, where he served as CEO for fourteen years. Under his leadership, comScore went public in 2007 and was recognized as a “Technology Pioneer” by the World Economic Forum that same year. Abraham resigned as executive chairman and left comScore’s board in 2016 to assume the role of executive chairman at APX Labs (later renamed Upskill). Concurrently, Linda Abraham took on the role of vice chair. Additionally, Abraham contributed academically as a visiting scholar at Stanford University and instructed at its Graduate School of Business for three years.
In January 2008, he joined the board of Milo.com, a company founded by his son Jack Abraham, which was acquired by eBay in 2010 for $75 million.
Abraham is also a co-founder and current CEO of NeuraWell, a company focused on mental health therapeutics.
Awards and recognition
In 1996, Abraham was honored with the Paul Green Award from the American Marketing Association (AMA) for a 1995 Journal of Marketing Research article noted for its anticipated influence on marketing research practices. This recognition was further affirmed in 2000 when he received the AMA William F. O'Dell Award for making a substantial and enduring contribution to marketing.
- 2016: Lifetime Achievement Award from the Advertising Research Foundation's Great Mind Awards
- 2011: Buck Weaver Award from MIT Sloan for contributions bridging marketing science theory and practice
- 2009: Charles Coolidge Parlin Marketing Research Award bestowed by the American Marketing Association
- 2008: Inducted into the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Hall of Fame
- 2008: Designated as a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum
- 2000: Recipient of the American Marketing Association William F. O’Dell Award
- 1992: Named among Crain’s Chicago Business "Top 40 Under 40" celebrating emerging business leaders
Personal life
Abraham is the father of Jack Abraham, who is the founding and managing partner of Atomic, a startup incubator and investment fund.
In April 2022, Abraham and his spouse acquired a condominium measuring 5,968 square feet at Jeffery Soffer's Turnberry Ocean Club in Isles Beach for nearly $14.3 million.
External links
- Forbes interview with Dr. Abraham CEO Spotlight
- CNN Money feature "The online numbers game" including Dr. Abraham
- Magid Abraham - Davos Debates video clip in China September 11, 2009
- Photograph: Dr. Abraham at World Economic Forum on Latin America Rio de Janeiro, April 14, 2009
- Photograph: Dr. Abraham attending DLD Conference Munich, January 25, 2010
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