He moved to Raymond James and Associates where he assisted with the development of the high-yield fixed-income department. Using these experiences, Adam founded ASG Securities in 1998, which focused on small/mid-cap banks and thrift markets.
In 2004, Adam and his team added a research division to ASG and expanded the business from a sales and trading platform into a full-service investment banking firm. With the shift in direction, Adam changed the firm name to FIG Partners LLC. Adam was the Founder and Managing Principal of FIG and under his leadership as co-head of Investment Banking and co-head of Fixed Income, the group raised more than $2.5 billion between 2007 and 2016. In the process, FIG completed 95 bank transactions across the United States. Adam's work in the banking sector brought him into contact with top executives from over 250 banks and thrifts and fostered relationships with the foremost institutional equity managers.
After selling his portion of FIG in 2016, Adam founded Needle Rock Farms with his wife, Julia, where they grow CBD and manage a wellness center. The large-scale production and grow facility satisfy the demand for high-CBD/low-THC strains, clones, oils, and raw botanical material.
In addition, Adam founded Needle Rock Capital as a vehicle to work on several capital raise efforts in different sectors, including the occasional bank deal. Adam focuses on diverse deals that come his way from his extensive contacts.
Currently, Adam serves as a Board Member First State Bank of Colorado and a Board Member Global Healthcare REIT. He and his wife Julia split time between Carbondale, CO and their farm in Crawford, CO. Adam graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Arts in International Economics and Political Science.
Licenses: Series 7, 63 and 24
Prior to PulteGroup, Inc., Mr. Furstenberg was Assistant Vice President at Handleman Company, a publicly traded company with revenues in excess of $1 billion with responsibilities similar to those at PulteGroup, Inc. Mr. Furstenberg began his career at Price Waterhouse where he advised multinational companies on diverse and complex tax matters.
Mr. Furstenberg is both a certified public accountant and an attorney with extensive knowledge and experience in the areas of tax, accounting, finance, M&A, project management, complex restructuring and compliance.
Mr. Furstenberg is a member of the Michigan Association of CPAs, the State Bar of Michigan, as well as a past member of the Committee on State Taxation and the Tax Executives Institute, where he served as Chair of the IRS Administrative Affairs Committee.
Mr. Furstenberg received his J.D. from Wayne State University Law School and his B.A. in Accounting from Michigan State University.
For over 50 years, Mr. Neuman has been engaged as a principal in his own law firms, with an emphasis on corporate and securities law in the representation of companies across matters of corporate finance, mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, and public and private offerings. He has also served on the boards of numerous public and non-profit companies. Neuman earned his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Neuman previously served on the Company’s board of directors from 2014 to 2022, and he continues to serve as the Company’s primary legal counsel.