Stuart Bradley Abelson

Abelson, of Gloucester, Mass., is president and CEO of Ora, Inc., an ophthalmic drug and device development firm based in Andover, Mass. He has been a company director since 1995 and served as Ora’s chairman from 1997 until becoming president in 2007. Ora is a leading employer of Bates graduates, offering career opportunities in the applied science of clinical research. Bates Trustee Stuart Abelson Abelson previously worked at Amphenol Corp., most recently as director of technical business development at Amphenol World Headquarters, and as general manager of Amphenol’s Fiber Optic Product Division from 1999 through 2005. Abelson graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in neuroscience from Bates. While a Bates student, he founded the Water Ski Team and the Bates Aviators, and chaired the 1997 Senior Class Gift Committee. He served as president of the College Key from 2001 to 2003. He holds a master of business administration degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Abelson is also a trustee of the Chicago Zoological Society and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and serves on the Alumni Council of the Kellogg School.