Adam Studdard serves as Chief Technology Officer of Blue Ridge Associates and is responsible for the firm’s global technology organization, including technology strategy and modernization, the enterprise data platform, and the adoption of AI across the business.
Adam has over 18 years of experience in technology leadership, enterprise architecture, and AI-enabled business transformation, with a career spanning data analytics, software engineering, product management, and startup co-founding. He has built and led distributed, cross-functional teams, guided systems consolidation following acquisitions, and developed AI strategies that pair innovation with strong governance and cost discipline.
Prior to joining Blue Ridge, Adam was Managing Partner of a consultancy focused on AI enablement and digital transformation for private equity-backed companies. Before that, he held senior technology leadership roles, including SVP of Technology and Enterprise Platforms and Senior Director of IT, Digital Products and Applications.
Adam received his BS in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Finance and Entrepreneurship, from the University of Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business, and currently resides in Burlington, VT with his wife and four children, where the family enjoys skiing, camping, and biking.
