Education
Choate Rosemary Hall (1968)
Princeton University (1972).
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Greg Abbott
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After graduating from Princeton University in 1972 with a Bachelor of Arts in history, Greg Abbott joined the family business, Ithaca Industries, Incorporated., a private label manufacturer of pantyhose, men"s and women"s underwear and t-shirts. In 1979, at age 29, Greg Abbott was named chairman and Chief Executive Officer and over the next seven years the company"s customer base grew to over 400 (including Wal-Mart, Sears, Nike, Target, Mervyns, Evan Picone) and Ithaca Industries became the nation"s largest private label manufacturer. After negotiating a leveraged buyout of the company with Merrill Lynch Greg Abbott departed to become a private investor and writer
Earthlink In 1995, Greg Abbott was brought in by Kevin M. O"Donnell as the first major investor in EarthLink Internet service provider. Greg Abbott also played a primary role in securing financing to carry the company"s IPO in 1998, when it had previously fallen through.
Sheer Pressure Sheer Pressure is a novel written by Greg Abbott. The story follows Alex Halaby and Emily Lukes, two thirty-year-olds encumbered by money and family, as they struggle through a social and business mine field to become fully realized adults.
Sheer Pressure was published by iUniverse, Incorporated. on July 26, 2006. International Dispensing Corporation Greg Abbott is chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Dispensing Corporation (International Data Corporation), a company he acquired in 1996.
International Data Corporation"s patented, Food and Drug Administration-certified technology―The Answer™―enables consumers to dispense shelf-stable milk and juice for months, in varied environments, without recourse to refrigeration or preservatives.
International Dispensing Corporation (as chairman & Chief Executive Officer, 1996–2013) Ithaca Industries – (as chairman & Chief Executive Officer, 1979) Abbott Productions – President.
Membership
Earthlink – Member of the Board
Wavetech – Member of the Board.
