Adam is a hardware guy. Currently the portfolio director at Comet Labs, he previously co-founded a consumer electronics company, which designs, manufactures, and sells mobile phone accessories. He has spent time living in China and working in a production environment. He spent 2 years as a hands-on hardware lead at the StartX accelerator. program. Adam's background is designing capital equipment and processes for the semiconductor industry, including many semi-automated solar cell manufacturing pilot tools. Adam studied Product Design and Mechanical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Materials Science Engineering at Stanford University. He is a 2014 Forbes 30-under-30 in energy and industry.