Adam joined the World Gold Council in early 2017 and works in investment research. Most recently, he was a managing director and head of ETF Research for Market Realist, a financial technology company. Before that, he was the Chief Strategist at New Albion Partners, a boutique investment brokerage firm. Adam spent over a decade as a hedge fund portfolio manager and trader with a focus on derivatives and volatility strategies.

Adam studied at Pomona College in California where he earned a double major in Economics and Psychology.