Bio

Colin Adams is an executive leader who uses his operational, financial and turnaround experience to unlock value and accelerate growth for his clients.Since 2017, Colin has been a Senior Managing Director at M3 Partners, an interim management, financial advisory and investment firm where he helps to manage the firm's ~65 professionals.В In this role, he has been a C-suite leader for five businesses that were successfully stabilized, has served on eight boards as an independent director (including one as Chairman) and has advised the management, boards and stakeholders of more than 25 companies.Colin's skills and executive experience include:Management & Strategy : Planning, Execution, Capital Allocation -- Developing and implementing strategic plans to drive operational transformation -- Identifying and catalyzing capital and resource investments to generate free cash flow -- Winning new business and improving performance and efficiency across the organizationLeadership : Communication, Accountability, Diplomacy -- Securing internal and external stakeholder buy-in to the strategic plan -- Successfully negotiating consensual solutions to challenging problems -- Motivating, retaining and incentivizing teams to action in a culture of responsibilityColin was awarded an A.B. in Economics and History from Duke University in 1996 and a J.D. and Certificate in Business Law from the UCLA School of Law in 1999.