Adam is a start-up founder, former technology executive, convener, and investor

In January 2025, Adam’s parents’ home of 49 years and most of his hometown, Pacific Palisades, burned to the ground in the L.A. Fires. Since then, Adam, with friends Aravindh Dorai and Hale Everets, has been focused on problems affecting people after a disaster. They co-founded Bevel. a company focused on easing the pain of property insurance claims for everyone involved.

Prior to founding Bevel, Adam was a partner at GSV Ventures and he is still an advisor to the ASU+GSV Summit. Both organizations focus on the education and workforce development sectors.

Adam is former board chair and CEO of Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT), the go-to destination for educators to get teacher-created, innovative classroom resources.

Adam was Chief Operating Officer of Etsy, the world’s largest marketplace for artisanal goods and was also a leader at Google before, during, and after that company's IPO.  Adam led Google's international product management organization as well as a number of customer-focused teams.

In his first career, Adam spent nearly a decade as a TV reporter and anchor. Adam reported first in Japanese for NHK, Japan Broadcasting, then in his native English for News 12 New Jersey, NBC 7 San Diego, and MSNBC. Adam is an awardee of the Knight Journalism Fellowship at Yale University.

Adam serves as a trustee and former co-chair of the Board of Trustees of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. He also serves on the board of Literati.

Adam is a language lover who is proficient in 11 languages, including Spanish, French, Japanese, Italian, Turkish, and Finnish. He received his undergraduate A.B. in Linguistics from Harvard and earned a master’s degree from Yale Law School. Adam lives in Brooklyn with his husband, Ken, their two children, and their dog Kiki.