Michael Abbate

Michael Abbate is an experienced finance and human resources professional currently serving as the Finance & HR Manager and Finance Director at Free Press since March 2018. Prior to this role, Michael Abbate was the Chief Operating Officer at Common Capital, Inc. from April 2007 to April 2018, where responsibilities included managing a community loan fund that provided financing to small and medium-sized businesses and community projects across several counties. Earlier in their career, Michael Abbate worked as the Marketing Director for CISA - Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture from 2000 to 2001. Michael Abbate holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, earned between 1987 and 1991.