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Adel Karam

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Chief Operating Officer at Goodwill Houston
📍 Houston, Texas, United States

Adel Karam is a sales and operations executive with an extensive background in leading large-scale retail organizations like GNC and PetSmart. As the current Chief Operating Officer for Goodwill Houston, he focuses on operational excellence and strategic planning. Colleagues describe him as a strategic, authentic, and motivating leader with a computer science background from Virginia Tech.

Outside of his executive role, Adel is a supportive family man, publicly celebrating his wifes academic achievements. His long-term involvement with the Goodwill organization, previously as a board chair, suggests a deep personal commitment to mission-driven work and community service that extends beyond his professional responsibilities.

Adel recently spearheaded a partnership with CompuCycle to promote responsible electronics recycling throughout the Houston community.

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Experience
35 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
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Priorities

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Mission-Driven Work
His career at Goodwill and posts about "changing lives through the power of work" show a commitment to organizations with a strong community-focused mission.
Operational Excellence
His profile highlights bridging the gap between high-level strategy and day-to-day tactical execution to drive financial results and increase value.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Chief Operating Officer
Goodwill Houston
2-2021 - 8-2024
Sales Manager
Redfin
2-2020 - 2-2021
Executive Consultant
The Advisory Alliance
4-2017 - 8-2019
Division Vice President
GNC
1-2006 - 11-2016
Regional Vice President, East
PetSmart
In the press

Media appearances

Goodwill - We're excited to welcome Adel Karam as our new Chief Operating Officer. Featured in Facebook (Goodwill Houston)
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Goodwill Houston Partners with CompuCycle to Offer Simple Responsible Electronics Recycling for the Community. Featured in PR Newswire
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Education
1985 - 1989
Computer and Information Sciences
Virginia Tech
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