William M. Abrams
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William M. Abrams is the President of the Trickle Up
, in New York. Mr. Abrams joined Trickle Up following a career as a senior executive and journalist for the New York Times, ABC News
and The Wall Street Journal
.
From 1993-1998, he was Vice President of Business Development for ABC News. There he founded and managed ABC News Productions, a leading producer of documentaries. From 1978 through 1985, Mr. Abrams was a staff reporter and editor for The Wall Street Journal.
He has served as an advisor to the Soho Partnership, a job-readiness program for the homeless in New York City; the Bowery Residents Committee, a New York agency that helps the homeless and others with limited resources; and the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, a national anti-drug advertising campaign.
, and a Bachelor’s degree from Tufts University
.
Trickle Up
Trickle Up is a nonprofit international development organization that empowers people living on less than $1.25 a day to take their first steps out of poverty by providing them with resources to build microenterprises for a better quality of life. Trickle Up is unique among microfinance agencies in...
, in New York. Mr. Abrams joined Trickle Up following a career as a senior executive and journalist for the New York Times, ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
and The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
.
Current
“Trickle Up has a vital mission, a distinguished history, and a very committed staff and board,” Mr. Abrams said. “It is an organization with enormous potential for growth, and I feel privileged to have the opportunity to help Trickle Up expand its work and help the poorest of the poor better their lives.”Early
Mr. Abrams served as President of New York Times Television in November 2001 through January 2005. Under Mr. Abrams’ leadership, the then successful documentary production company became insolvent and was disbanded by the New York Times company. Prior to joining the Times, Mr. Abrams was President of 1France.com, a website that provided information and travel services for tourists to France, and a new-business consultant for Discovery Communications Inc.From 1993-1998, he was Vice President of Business Development for ABC News. There he founded and managed ABC News Productions, a leading producer of documentaries. From 1978 through 1985, Mr. Abrams was a staff reporter and editor for The Wall Street Journal.
He has served as an advisor to the Soho Partnership, a job-readiness program for the homeless in New York City; the Bowery Residents Committee, a New York agency that helps the homeless and others with limited resources; and the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, a national anti-drug advertising campaign.
Education
Mr. Abrams has Master’s degrees, in journalism and business, from Columbia UniversityColumbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, and a Bachelor’s degree from Tufts University
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
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