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HTML clipboard Professor Reuben Abraham, Clinical Assistant Professor of Business at the Indian School of Business (ISB), has been recognised as a Young Global Leader (YGL) for 2009 by the World Economic Forum.
The Forum acknowledged 200 outstanding young leaders from around the world this year, drawn from business, government, sports, academia, media, non-profit organisations and the arts, for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to shape the future of the world. Professor Abraham is among 24 leaders chosen from South Asia for this prestigious award. He joins other Indian YGL 2009 nominees like Sachin Tendulkar, Mahesh Bhupati and Kanimozhi Karunanidhi. The global winners list this year includes distinguished names like Tiger Woods, Michael Schumacher, Chad Hurley etc.
"The entire ISB Community congratulates Professor Abraham on opening a new dimension for the School," conveyed Dean Ajit Rangnekar on hearing about the news. "Obviously it's a great honour to be recognised in this fashion and even more so, when you realise who your peer group is. I hope to leverage this award and the network it provides to advance the debate around the work we do at my centre on creating market-based solutions to address socio-economic development issues in emerging markets," said Professor Abraham about the recognition.
Professor Abraham is also the Executive Director of the Centre for Emerging Markets Solutions (CEMS) at the ISB. CEMS carries the explicit mandate to investigate issues pertaining to emerging markets. At its core, CEMS has been set up with a belief that market-based solutions exist for a majority of the developing world's problems, as long as we develop new products and services, demonstrate proof-of-concept, and attract investment capital from a variety of investors from the global capital markets. Currently CEMS focuses on four areas which it considers crucial for inclusive economic growth � Urbanisation, Energy, Healthcare, Small Business and Finance.
Professor Abraham serves on the board of George Soros' Economic Development Fund (SEDF). Under the aegis of SEDF, he has helped set up a unique India-focused SME early stage fund with Google and Omidyar Network as co-investors, which he is a senior adviser to. He serves as an adviser to several companies, including a financial services company; a large real estate company; and three start-up companies. A TED Global Fellow in 2007, he now serves on the TED Fellows selection committee, and is a member of the Clinton Global Initiative.
Before ISB, Professor Abraham completed his M.A., M.Phil and Ph.D. from Columbia University in New York. During his time at Columbia, he was an Associate Fellow in Global Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, a Fellow at the Public Policy Consortium and a Sloan Foundation/CITI Telecommunications Fellow. He also conducted research at three Columbia University research centers. In addition, he also was a consultant at the World Bank. Before Columbia, Professor Abraham was involved in two start-ups in India, in the media/telecom space.
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