Adam Bruce

Adam is a Partner and Chief Financial Officer at Flare Capital Partners.
Adam joined Flare Capital in 2017 and is responsible for finance, operations, and administration.
Prior to joining Flare Capital Partners, Adam spent over 14 years at Advanced Technology Ventures, serving as its Chief Financial Officer since 2008.
Additionally, since its inception, Adam served as the Chief Financial Officer of Lightstone Ventures, an early-stage Life Sciences venture capital fund founded in 2012 by partners from Advanced Technology Ventures and Morgenthaler Ventures.
In these roles, Adam was responsible for the financial matters, human resources and operations associated with both firms.
Prior to his career in venture, Adam was an investment banker in the Mergers and Acquisitions group of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and later with Credit Suisse First Boston.
While at DLJ and CSFB, Adam concentrated on financial sponsor transactions as well as corporate engagements.
In addition, he supported the M&A group’s business development efforts, driving new engagements from both corporate and financial acquirers.
Prior to this, Adam was an Associate for Georgeson, Inc. (later acquired by Thomson Financial), where he advised technology companies, predominately in the semiconductor industry, on various aspects of their equity capital markets strategy.
Adam earned a BA in economics from Fairfield University and an MBA in Finance from Boston College’s Carroll School of Management.
He is an active member in a number of venture industry associations.