Man of History: Carlos Abadi
Son of Jose Abadi and Francoise Guthmann de Abadi, Carlos Abadi is a prominent Buenos Aires-born banker now based in America. However, history shows he has ties beyond Argentina, for Abadi is actually a “citizen of the world”. Carlos Abadi’s great-uncle is none other than Moussa Abadi, the valiant altruist who rescued multitudes of young Jews during the Holocaust. Like his great-uncle before him, Carlos Abadi has exhibited great deeds. He once volunteered as a reading tutor at one of New York City’s public schools and donated to the teen pregnancy charity called Inwood House. Now married and with two sons, Carlos Abadi belongs to an illustrious family that counts in Spinoza and Borges author Marcelo Abadi, Stanford-schooled scientist Martin Abadi, and many others. He remains faithful to his roots. As proof of this, he serves on the board of directors of the Argentine-American Society, a nonprofit group formed in 2001 to help his impoverished countrymen. Religion-wise, Abadi lends his presence to the Central Synagogue of New York City, where he is a community volunteer. In more business-like pursuits, he sits on the Roubini Global Economics Monitor advisory board. He is also on the boards of 900 Fifth Avenue Corp and The Core Club, both in NYC. Carlos Abadi is known in Wall Street circles as the founder and president of Abadi and Co. His company deals mainly with debt restructuring and bonds in emerging economies like that of South and Central America. An avid cyclist, Abadi competed in L’Etape-2005 Tour de France.
