David Adelman
David Adelman is a Managing Director and the General Counsel of KraneShares, a specialist investment manager focused on China, Climate, and Alternatives. He is also an Adjunct Professor at New York University where he teaches international relations of the Asia-Pacific region at the graduate level. Throughout his career, Adelman has served in a variety of roles across the public and private sector. He served as Managing Director at Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong and practiced law for 20 years in New York, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta as a partner at global law firms Sutherland and Reed Smith. He was the 15th United States Ambassador to Singapore serving during the first term of the Obama-Biden Administration.
David Adelman Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Managing Director and General Counsel
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Adjunct Professor
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Senior Advisor
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Managing Director
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U.S. Ambassador to Singapore
Academic History
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M.P.A.
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J.D., Law
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B.A., Journalism
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Advisory Board, Israel-Asia Center
Board of Advisors, Climate Finance Partners
Board of Governors, American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
AMBASSADORSHIP
During his term as U.S. Ambassador, Adelman led eight trade missions throughout Asia including the first American business delegation in history to the capital of Myanmar.
He launched the U.S. – Singapore Strategic Partnership Dialogue and established a Third Country Training Program to address health, educational and environmental issues in SouthEast Asia.
He also worked to make Singapore a party to the Hague Convention on International Child Abductions, and negotiated the terms under which U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ships.
EARLY GOVERNMENT CAREER
Adelman was an Asst. Attorney General for the State of Georgia after which he joined Sutherland, Asbill and Brennan.
Elected to the Georgia State Senate in 2002, he served as Minority Whip and as Chairman of the Senate Urban Affairs Committee.
He previously was an appointed member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Capital Markets Committee and served on the Executive Board of the Hong Kong Treasury Markets Association.
During his eight years as a State Senator, Adelman introduced bills to improve government ethics, increase investments in renewable energy, expand stem-cell research, fight domestic violence, and streamline Georgia's corporate code.