Joel founded Adams Capital Management in 1994 and has led its growth to $815 million capital under management. Before establishing ACM, Joel served for eight years as Vice President and General Partner of Fostin Capital Corp., a Pittsburgh-based, family-owned investment firm.

Prior to Fostin, Joel served for seven years as a nuclear test engineer for General Dynamics, where he managed chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering teams and directed nuclear power plant sea trials. Joel is a member of several charitable organizations, a Trustee of Carnegie Mellon University and a frequently requested speaker on the topic of venture capital.

General Partner

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Industry Expertise

• Distribution Systems
• Information Technologies
• Medical Oncology Diagnostics
• Web Enabled Services

Education

• M.S. Industrial Administration
  Carnegie Mellon University
• B.S. Nuclear Engineering
  State University of New York at Buffalo

Current Board Seats

• Dynamics Inc.
• First Insight, Inc.
• Precision Therapeutics, Inc.
• The Efficiency Network, Inc. (TEN)
• TimeSys Corporation
• Tiversa, Inc.

Relevant Investment Experience

• AirNet Corporation
  IPO
• AutoESL Design Technologies, Inc.
  Acquired by Xilinx
• CoreTek, Inc.
  Acquired by Nortel Networks
• Cytyc Corporation
  IPO, acquired by Hologic
• Dell Computer Corporation
  (NASDAQ: DELL)
• Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc.
  (NASDAQ: ISSC)
• Intrinsity, Inc.
  Acquired by Apple
• NetSolve, Inc.
  IPO, acquired by Cisco
• ReturnCentral, Inc.
  Acquired by Manhattan Associates
• SmartOps Corporation
  Acquired by SAP