S. Daniel Abraham (August 15, 1924 – June 29, 2025) was an American businessman, investor and philanthropist. He founded Thompson Medical, best known for the SlimFast diet program, and endowed numerous institutions devoted to Middle East peace, nutritional research, and higher education.
As of October 2018, he had a net worth of $2.1 billion.[1]
Early life
Abraham was born on August 15, 1924,[2] the son of Stella K. and Samuel Abraham.[3] He was raised in an Orthodox Jewish home in Long Beach, New York.[4][5]