E-mail: abela@cua.edu
Web: http://faculty.cua.edu/abela
Phone: (202) 319-5235

Professor Abela joined the faculty in August, 2002 and teaches marketing.  He received his Ph.D. from the Darden Business School at the University of Virginia, his MBA from the Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland, and his B.Sc. from St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto.  Dr. Abela previously taught marketing at the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce.  His most recent business experience was as the Managing Director of the Marketing Leadership Council, a best-practices research program of the Corporate Executive Board (Nasdaq: EXBD) serving Chief Marketing Officers of leading global firms.  He maintains an ongoing advisory relationship with the Council.  Dr. Abela also spent several years with the consulting firm of McKinsey & Company, where he worked on marketing issues for clients in North and South America, Europe and Russia, and was a brand manager with Procter & Gamble. His research interests include brand management, marketing ethics, and Catholic Social Teaching applied to marketing.  

Dr. Abela is married with three children.  He was born and raised on the island of Malta, and is also a Canadian citizen.