David Adelman
CEO of Campus Apartments
David J. Adelman
David J. Adelman is a Philadelphia-based
entrepreneur and active private investor. Mr. Adelman made his
first investment more than thirty years ago, investing just
two-thousand dollars in Campus Apartments, a student housing
business. Since then, under his leadership, Campus Apartments has
become a leader in the industry with more than two-billion dollars
in assets under management across 18 states.
Mr. Adelman’s strategic vision and business savvy
drove Campus Apartments to redefine the college living experience,
and today, the company is widely recognized as a leader in the
industry and is a go-to-partner for colleges and universities,
developers and investors. Mr. Adelman’s strength lies in his
ability to structure deals and raise institutional capital from
global investors.
Over the past three decades, Mr. Adelman has
expanded and diversified his portfolio beyond real estate. He is
the co-founder and Vice Chairman of FS Investments, a leading
manager of alternative investment funds, with twenty-four billion
dollars of assets under management. Mr. Adelman also serves as the
lead investor and Lead Director of Wheels Up, an innovative and
intelligent private aviation solution.
In addition to his leadership positions with
Campus Apartments, FS Investments and Wheels Up, Mr. Adelman also
holds positions on the boards of numerous esteemed organizations.
His board roles include: Actua Corporation; Penn Medicine Board of
Trustees; Board of Councilors of the USC Shoah Foundation; Vice
Chair of the University City District Board of Directors; Chairman
of the Philadelphia Holocaust Foundation and member of the Young
Presidents Organization.
Mr. Adelman was the recipient of the 2009
Multifamily Executive, “Executive of the Year” award and was also
selected as the 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the
real estate category in Greater Philadelphia. He received his BA in
Political Science from Ohio State University.
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