David Abramson

Mr. Abramson has a demonstrated track record of advising and building emerging growth, middle-market companies, and large multi-national companies primarily in health and wellness, food, and nutrition business sectors. Formerly, Mr. Abramson was President of Martek Biosciences Corporation where he played a key role in transitioning Martek’s business from a research and development company to a fully integrated, highly profitable commercial organization. He personally developed and implemented the branding strategy for life’sDHA™, one of the most successful branded food ingredients, while leading efforts to include life’sDHA™ in over 500 commercial products.

Before Martek Biosciences, Mr. Abramson was the Executive Vice President and General Counsel for U.S. Foodservice as well as the Executive Vice President for Legal Affairs at Ahold, U.S.A. Mr. Abramson managed the sale of U.S. Foodservice to Royal Ahold, N.V. Prior to joining U.S. Foodservice, Mr. Abramson was the President of Levan, Schimel, Belman & Abramson, P.A., a law firm specializing in corporate matters and mergers and acquisitions. In addition to serving on numerous for-profit boards of directors, Mr. Abramson also previously served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Howard County General Hospital: Johns Hopkins Medicine, as well as serving on the Wellness Board of the Cleveland Clinic.

Mr. Abramson is a graduate of The George Washington University, B.B.A. and the University of Maryland School of Law, J.D. with honors. Mr. Abramson is a member of the Maryland bar.