EPISODE 3: ADAM HAMMER

Adam Hammer is the Co-Founder and CEO of Roadrunner Venture Studios, where he leverages his extensive experience in building, scaling, and investing in disruptive companies across various stages. Before this, Adam was the Chief Operating Officer at Qrypt, a company focused on post-quantum encryption and quantum hardware, where he led product development, management, and strategic initiatives.

 Adam's career includes a notable tenure as Managing Director and Head of Strategy at Schmidt Futures, a venture facility founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. At Schmidt Futures, he played a key role in evaluating, designing, and developing the organization's portfolio, and directed its geopolitical initiatives, including the International Strategy Forum, which supports emerging leaders and innovative ideas in national security.

 Earlier in his career, Adam worked at Goldman Sachs, advising energy and industrial companies on acquisitions and asset-linked structuring. He also spent fifteen years living abroad in countries such as Libya, Syria, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Indonesia, China, and Singapore, gaining diverse international experience.

 Adam holds degrees from Wake Forest University and Yale University. He and his wife, Hannah, reside in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where Adam serves as an Intel officer in the Navy Reserves. He is also an Advisor at America’s Frontier Fund and the Software in Defense Coalition, and an Industry Commissioner at the Atlantic Council’s Commission on Defense Innovation Adoption.