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Adam Pollock

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Managing Director at Stellus Capital Management, LLC
📍 Houston, Texas, United States

Adam Pollock is a Managing Director at Stellus Capital Management, with over 25 years of experience in middle-market investing, finance, and restructuring. His career began in Tokyo with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, and he holds a B. S. E. from Tufts University. He is a key member of the firm, having joined at its formation.

Outside of his financial career, Adam is an avid international traveler, having visited over 50 countries and 49 U. S. states. He is deeply involved in his Houston community, serving as President of Congregation Emanu El and as an Advisory Board member for Second Servings of Houston, a food rescue non-profit.

Fun Fact: He once completed a Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim hike of the Grand Canyon to raise money for charity.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Managing Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
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Lower Middle-Market
His firm, Stellus, focuses on providing senior secured loans to private equity-sponsored, lower-middle-market companies, a recurring theme in his professional posts and interviews.
Private Credit
He frequently discusses the evolution of private credit as an asset class and its increasing role in filling the void left by regulated banks in middle-market lending.
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Career

Work history

1-2012
Managing Director
Stellus Capital Management, LLC
6-2008 - 1-2012
Vice President / Chief Restructuring Officer
D.E. Shaw, Inc.
6-2006 - 3-2008
Interim Manager - Chief Operating Officer
ADV Films
2-2005 - 5-2006
Interim Manager - Vice President Finance
EaglePicher Incorporated
2002 - 2005
Director
Ernst & Young Corporate Finance LLC
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Education
1998 - 1999
MBA
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
1997 - 1999
MBA
Texas McCombs School of Business
1987 - 1991
B.S.E.
Tufts University
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