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Adam Goldstein | |
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.png) Adam Goldstein in 2022 | |
| Born | July 13, 1979 U.S. |
| Education | University of Florida, New York University |
| Occupation | Technology entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Known for | Founder of Archer Aviation, |
| Title | CEO at Archer Aviation |
Adam Goldstein is an American entrepreneur and business executive known for founding Archer Aviation, an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft company. He has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Archer since 2018. Before Archer, Goldstein co-founded Vettery, a talent acquisition software company acquired by the Adecco Group in 2019.[1][2]
Early Life and Education
[edit]Adam Goldstein completed his undergraduate studies with a B.S. from the University of Florida. He later earned an M.B.A. from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University.[3]
Career
[edit]Vettery, Inc.
[edit]Adam Goldstein co-founded Vettery, Inc. in November 2012 and served as the company's Chief Executive Officer until December 2019. Vettery was a software company specializing in recruitment and talent acquisition. The company counted major customers such as Amazon, eBay, and JP Morgan. Under Goldstein's leadership, Vettery raised less than $10 million in funding and was sold to the Adecco Group for over $100 million.[4][5]
Archer Aviation
[edit]Goldstein is the founder of Archer Aviation, Inc.,[6] an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft company. He has served as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board since October 2018. Archer went public in 2021 and is listed on the NYSE under the ACHR ticker.[7] As CEO, Goldstein has raised more than $2 billion of capital to date for Archer.[8][9]
On June 10, 2021, Goldstein introduced Maker, a two-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, during a company event at Hawthorne Airport in California.[10]
On November 16, 2022, he unveiled Archer's second aircraft, Midnight, at an event in Palo Alto.[11]
Other
[edit]He served as Portfolio Manager at Plural Investments LLC from 2009 to 2019, Co-Managing Partner at Minetta Lane Capital Partners LLC from 2011 to 2012, and Senior Analyst at Cedar Hill Capital Partners LLC from 2005 to 2009. He was also President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Director at Mission Archery, Inc. from 2018 to 2020. Goldstein has been involved with the Museum of American Finance, where he has served on the Board of Trustees since 2013.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Archer Aviation's Adam Goldstein and United Airlines Venture's Andrew Chang talk air taxi progress". CNBC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ The Business Journals. 11 March 2024 https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2024/03/11/archer-falcon-partnership.html. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Adam Goldstein - ACHR". www.wsj.com. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
{{cite web}}: Text "Archer Aviation Inc. - Wall Street Journal" ignored (help) - ^ Kim, Eugene (22 August 2016). "This 25-person startup just raised $9 million using these 9 slides". Business Insider. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ Ha, Anthony (20 February 2018). "Adecco Group acquires recruiting startup Vettery for $100M". TechCrunch. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Adam Goldstein, Archer Aviation". Business Intelligence You Can Trust (in Romanian). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "achr-20211231". SEC.gov. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ Tripathy, Anshuman (12 December 2024). "Archer Aviation raises $430 million through equity offering, partners with Anduril". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ Tripathy, Anshuman (13 December 2024). "Archer Aviation raises $430 mln through equity offering, partners with Anduril". Reuters. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ Head, Elan (12 June 2021). "With splashy Maker unveil, Archer Aviation positions itself as a lifestyle brand". Vertical Mag. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ Reed, Jessica (17 November 2022). "Archer Unveils Midnight eVTOL Aircraft". Avionics International. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Adam Goldstein". Museum of American Finance. Retrieved 17 January 2025.