Adam Gold is the Chief Investment Officer and Managing Member of Katam Hill LLC.  Prior to founding Katam Hill in 2019, Adam was a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch in Century City, CA, which he joined in 2018 where he held Series 7, 63, and 66 licenses.  Prior to Merrill, Adam was the Founder and General Partner of Espial Capital, a New York, NY and Menlo Park, CA based investment management firm from 2012 through 2018.  Prior to founding the General Partner and the Investment Manager, from December 2008 until January 2012, Adam served as a portfolio manager at Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co., a New York-based investment adviser and brokerage firm focusing on global growth investing.  Before joining GGHC, from 2007 to 2008, Adam served as a research analyst at Coatue Management, LLC, a technology-focused hedge fund manager.  From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Gold worked as an intern, summer analyst and research analyst at EnTrust Capital Inc.  As a full-time analyst starting in 2005, Adam covered EnTrust’s technology, media and telecommunication investments.  Adam earned his B.S. degree in Finance and General Accounting, with a Minor in Journalism & Mass Communication, from New York University’s Stern School of Business 2005, where he graduated early Magna Cum Laude.  Adam’s philanthropic endeavor, the Espial Foundation, was started in 2012 to educate future innovators by improving the health and wellness of children. Adam is happily married and lives with his wife Kate, a software designer, in their home in the hills of Sherman Oaks, CA with their two sons and maltese dog.