Mr. Adams is a Vice President with Francisco Partners. Mr. Adams serves on the board of directors of Discrete Wireless. Prior to joining Francisco Partners, Mr. Adams was an Associate at American Securities Capital Partners, where he was responsible for the identification, evaluation and execution of private equity transactions in a variety of industries including energy, defense and consumer products. Prior to working at American Securities, Mr. Adams was a Senior Associate Consultant in the Atlanta, Sao Paulo, and Sydney offices of Bain & Company.

Education:

• M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business
• B.S. in Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech, summa cum laude