Steve Adams

Mr. Adams currently is a Senior Distinguished Fellow at the University of St. Thomas School of Law where he teaches courses in Mergers and Acquisitions as well as Financial Markets.

He was formerly a founding Partner & General Counsel at Wayzata Investment Partners. Joining Wayzata in 2004, Mr. Adams was responsible for legal affairs and managing, structuring, and negotiating numerous investments in the shipping, transportation, manufacturing, and other sectors. From 1997 to 2004, Mr. Adams was an Investment Principal with the predecessor business to Wayzata, which was part of Cargill Financial Services Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Adams was a Senior Attorney in the Law Department of Cargill since 1992 and worked as an Associate at Dorsey & Whitney in Minneapolis from 1989 to 1992.

Mr. Adams is a member of the Board of Directors of VitaHEAT Medical, LLC and was the Chairman of the Board at Arrow Sheds LLC in Wayne, New Jersey and at Special Devices, Inc. in Mesa, Arizona. He was also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Lutheran Social Services Foundation of Minnesota and Chairman of the Foundation Investment Committee.

Mr. Adams received a JD from Stanford University and an MA in Communications and BA in Psychology from University of Wisconsin at Madison.