Dr. Thomas Abraham is an American and is the Founder President and Chairman Emeritus of the Global Organization for People of Indian Origin, having previously founded the organization and served as its president. He is also president of Innovative Research and Products, Inc., Stamford, CT, USA
Accomplishments
Dr. Abraham, born, September 11, 1948, has been influential in the NRI/PIO movement over the last four decades. Dr. Abraham coined the word PIO in 1989, when he put together the First Convention of People of Indian Origin in New York. Dr. Abraham initiated several NRI/PIO Indian community institutions in the last 36 years, as follows: 1. Federation of Indian Association of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut – 1977 2. National Federation of Indian-American Associations – 1980 3. Global Organization for People of Indian Origin – 1989 4. Indian American Kerala Cultural and Civic Center – 1993 5. Jagdish Bhagwati Chair for Indian Political Economy at Columbia Univ. – 1992-2000 6. National Indian American Association for Senior Citizens – 1998 7. South Asian Council for Social Services – 2000 8. The Indus Nanotechnology Association – Launched Oct. 2007 Dr. Abraham was honored with Bhratvanshi Gaurav Award instituted by Anthar Rashtriya Sahayog Nyas and presented by former Vice President Bhairon Singh Sekhawat on January 4, 2008 in New Delhi and Pravasi Bharatiya Samman award by President of IndiaPratibha Patil on January 9, 2008 in New Delhi. Dr. Abraham was also recognized with Distinguished Alumni Award at the 4th Convocation of the Malaviya National Institute of Technology in Jaipur on November 15, 2008.
Personal
A resident of Stamford, CT, Dr. Abraham stays with his wife, Dr. Susy Abraham, a geriatrician at Sarah Neuman Rehabilitation and Health Center division Jewish Home and Hospital in Mamaroneck, New York and has a daughter Nitya, a urology resident at New York University School of Medicine and a son, Jay, who is a design engineer with Pratt & Whitney.
