Adam has more than 20 years of experience as a small-cap buy-side analyst/portfolio manager. Prior to joining 1492 Capital Management, he was the co-portfolio manager for the Keen Vision Fund, a small-cap long/short fund focused on contrarian and undiscovered investment opportunities. Adam’s investment career began in 1992 as an equity research analyst for the independent oil and gas boutique John S. Herold. While at Herold, he analyzed small-cap exploration and production companies in both the U.S. and Canada. Following graduate school in 1997, Adam joined small-cap specialist Heartland Advisors as a vice-president of equity research following the energy, retail, and paper and forest pro