After studying at the University of Miami and the University of Denver, Thomas embarked on a career spanning business and philanthropy, guided by the belief that success carries a responsibility to uplift others. Today, he serves as Chairman of the Anthony R. Abraham Foundation, established by his parents in 1976 and dedicated to improving lives through initiatives across education, healthcare, humanitarian assistance, culture, and community development.

Throughout his career, Thomas has worked to build meaningful connections between philanthropy, culture, athletics, and public service. In 1992, he founded Miami’s StarArt Foundation, a nonprofit initiative that united artists, athletes, entertainers, and corporate partners in support of charitable causes and civic engagement.

Following the Beirut port explosion in 2020, Thomas launched the Help Us Rise initiative to support affected families and communities across Lebanon. In 2021, he established The Beirut Foundation, an independent organization committed to strengthening communities and creating long-term impact throughout Lebanon, with Help Us Rise continuing as one of its key initiatives.

Thomas has also become a leading advocate for inclusion through sport. In 2023, he was appointed the first Sport Ambassador for USA Blind Soccer by the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Foundation. Through the Anthony R. Abraham Foundation’s commitment of $1 million, he helped launch America’s first Paralympic Blind Soccer Team and has supported initiatives expanding opportunity and visibility for athletes with disabilities.

In 2024, he founded the International Blinders Network (IBN), dedicated to increasing visibility and opportunities for individuals with disabilities, and A Club, a global community promoting athletic excellence and philanthropy through sport.

Thomas also serves in leadership and advisory roles with numerous charitable and civic organizations, including Camillus Health and House Concern, City Year, the American Task Force for Lebanon, the René Moawad Foundation, the Beirut Marathon Association, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as an Emeritus Board Member. He is also a member of the Lebanese American University Board of Trustees and a trustee of the Beirut Marathon Association.

Guided by faith and a commitment to service above self, Thomas continues to carry forward the path established by his family while seeking new ways to create lasting impact in the United States and around the world.

To say that Norma Jean is active in the community would be an understatement. She held post as the president of many organizations including UM’s Cancer Link (which her mother was also a member of), Big Brothers Big Sisters Women’s Committee where she started an annual Christmas party with gift exchange for the Littles. She sat on the Board of Directors of The Plaza Health Network and Zoo Miami, as well as the Learning Leadership Center at St. John Bosco, where you can often find her visiting with the kids in the afterschool program which she helped to initiate. She also served on the Board of Honey Shine Mentoring Program since its inception and chaired their summer camp for many years. She dedicated the past two decades to helping teens and mentoring young girls from impoverished parts of Miami, helping them to succeed and make their goals a reality.

Norma Jean received numerous awards on behalf of the Anthony R. Abraham Foundation over the years. She was named an Honorary Trustee by Miami Light Project, a Woman of Valor by Children’s Home Society, and was specially honored by Alonzo Mourning Charities with the Helping Hands award at Zo’s Summer Groove. She received Bank of America’s Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Award for being a local hero, and The Ethel & W. George Kennedy Family Foundation Volunteerism Award at The American Red Cross of Miami Dade’s Spectrum Awards for all of her continuous hands-on work in the community. She also received Barry University’s Celebration of the Human Spirit Laudare Medal for extraordinary service to the community as a champion for families and children in particular through support of education, was named a Miracle Maker by Big Brothers Big Sisters, was a Women of Distinction and Caring honoree by the Plaza Health Network, and was honored as a part of The Inner Circle of Twelve by the American Cancer Society. She was an Archdiocese of Miami’s Women of Faith award recipient and was honored as Community Partner by Mindful Kids Miami at their Ambassador of Mindfulness Gala.

Through the Anthony R. Abraham Foundation, Norma Jean supports numerous charities in the US, and Miami in particular. Some of these charities are The Mourning Family Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Cancer Link, Children’s Home Society, the Miami City Ballet, Food for Life, Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, The Overtown Youth Center, Mother’s Voices, American Cancer Society, and Easter Seals. This is in addition to Children’s Village Boystown, Miami Children’s Museum, Special Olympics, City Year, Humane Society of Greater Miami, Feeding South Florida, Paws 4 You, and Glory House of Miami which focuses on restoring the lives of those exploited by sex trafficking. She also supports the Arts and Education Fund, The Women's Fund, The SEED School of Miami, Cristo Rey School, and St Alban’s Child Enrichment School.

Norma Jean is also a supporter of the Rene Moawad Foundation in her native Lebanon and has ties with Cornerstone Jamaica and The American Friends of Jamaica where she raised much need funds for libraries and schools for the island.

Norma Jean was adopted as a young girl from the Crèche Saint Vincent de Paul in Beirut, Lebanon. “Everyone has a purpose in life,” she says, “I’m blessed to have found mine.” She looks forward to continuing to serve the South Florida community, and those in need around the world, for years to come, with her adopted Schnauzer pup, “Coco” at her side.

His community service includes serving as a St. Jude Hero in the London Marathon to raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where he is a next generation committee member, and cycling 70-miles in the Best Buddies Miami Challenge to raise funds for people with Intellectual and developmental disabilities. He serves as a member of the United Way Young Leaders Society, volunteers with Camillus House and Habitat for Humanity, and supports numerous other civic and philanthropic organizations, including Big Brothers Big Sisters, The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, and Penn Libraries Orrery Society, where he sponsored a Collection Endowment Fund in Energy Infrastructure. He is a graduate of Ransom Everglades School, where he serves as a member of the Young Benefactors Society.

He earned a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.