[1] He was formerly an endowed professor at ArtEZ University of Arts[2] and the co-founder and executive director of the Centre for Internet and Society.

[5] In 1998, Abraham founded Mahiti, a company providing low-cost software services to the voluntary sector,[6] where he continues to serve as a board member.

[7] Abraham was elected as an Ashoka Fellow in 1999,[8] and received the Sarai FLOSS Fellowship in 2003.

[9][6] In 2008, he co-founded the Centre for Internet and Society, a non-profit research organisation based in India.

[6][7] Abraham has spoken in favour of greater online free speech,[10][11] digital privacy, and net neutrality.,[12] He has criticized some of the aspects of Aadhaar,[13] the biometric-based unique identity system of India.