Abraham George

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Abraham M. George
Born	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Occupation(s)	Founder, The George Foundation
Spouse	Mariam George
Children	2
Website	shantibhavanchildren.org

Abraham M. George is an Indian-American businessman, academic, and philanthropist. He began his career in the Indian army as an artillery officer at the Se La mountain pass on the China-India border, the highest battleground in the Himalayas at that time. Following brief military service, he moved to the United States, where he earned two Master's degrees and a PhD in Business Administration from New York University. For nearly 25 years, Dr. George pursued a successful entrepreneurial career before returning to India in 1995 to address deep-rooted discrimination and economic oppression faced by the country's social underclass.

Among the initiatives he embarked on in India are the Shanti Bhavan Residential school to provide high-quality education to children from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and the Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media (www.iijnm.org), a premier post-graduate institution aimed at fostering a free and independent press in India. Further, he set up Baldev Medical & Community Center to serve the healthcare needs of 15 villages across Tamil Nadu and Karnataka states. His work in environmental health was pivotal in the removal of lead from gasoline across India in April 2000, a milestone achievement in public health.

Dr. George is the author of three books on international corporate finance and two on his social work in India. Over the years, he has served on several prestigious boards such as the Human Rights Watch and the International Center for Journalists. He has been honored with numerous awards, including the Hind Rattan.

George has also been recognized as one of the world's leading social entrepreneurs.^{[1][page needed]}