Thomistic Institute in DC

A lecture by Prof. Andrew Abela (Catholic University of America)

Monday, June 17th

7:00 PM

St. Anthony of Padua Ministry Center

1029 Monroe Street, NE Washington, DC 20017

This lecture is free and open to the public.

About the speaker:

Dr. Andrew Abela is the founding dean of the Busch School of Business and Ordinary Professor of Marketing at The Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C. His research on marketing, communication, and virtue had been published in numerous academic journals, and in two books. He is the co-editor of A Catechism for Business, from Catholic University Press, and winner of the 2009 Novak Award, a $10,000 prize given by the Acton Institute for “significant contributions to the study of the relationship between religion and economic liberty.”

Prior to his academic career, Dr. Abela spent several years in industry as brand manager at Procter & Gamble, management consultant with McKinsey & Company, and Managing Director of the Marketing Leadership Council of the Corporate Executive Board. He holds a B.Sc. from the University of Toronto, an MBA from the Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland, and a Ph.D. in Marketing and Ethics from the Darden Business School at the University of Virginia. He and his wife, Kathleen, have six children, two of whom (so far) have graduated from Catholic U.