Abel has keynoted for the Federal Government, lectured at Ivy League universities, and advised Fortune 500 companies including Microsoft, Danaher, and Lockheed Martin. He was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness by Greatist in 2015 and 2016. Distinguished as a Senior Fellow with Honors from Dartmouth College, Abel created his own curriculum to specialize in brain science, music, and technology. He later published his research in The Musical Brain, which became a #1 Amazon bestseller.
Also a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Abel has won several awards in writing and performance arts, including “Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting. Abel lives with his wife in Austin, Texas. He enjoys strong coffee and cheesecake, preferably together. Read more from Abel at http://FatBurningMan.com"}Abel james