Adam Palmer

Adam Palmer spent over 25 years with The Carlyle Group, most recently as Managing Director/Partner and Head of the Global Aerospace, Defense and Government Services (ADS) investment team beginning in March, 2011, and additionally as Fund Head of Carlyle’s Equity Opportunity Fund I and II for the last 2 years before his departure. From the time he joined Carlyle in 1996, Mr. Palmer played an important role in a number of key investments in the ADS sector, including Aviall, Avio, Landmark Aviation I & II, RPK Capital, Sequa, Vought Aircraft Industries, United Defense, U.S. Investigations Services, Wesco Aircraft Holdings and Novetta, as well as current investments in PrimeFlight, Titan, and StandardAero.

He currently serves as a board member of AeroDesign Labs, Parry Labs and LMI Consulting. Mr. Palmer received a BA in International Political Economy from Duke University.

Mr. Palmer currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Smithsonian Institution’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and is also a founding member of Halcyon Angels, a network of angel investors committed to fueling the growth of early-stage impact-focused ventures. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and twin 11-year old children.