Stephen Adams (born 1937) is an American businessman and private equity investor. His current holdings include Affinity Group, Inc., a national publishing, retail stores, and member-based direct marketing organization directed toward owners of recreational vehicles and Adams Outdoor Advertising, an operator of outdoor advertising structures in the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. His previous holdings have includ...
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Stephen Adams (born 1937) is an American businessman and private equity investor. His current holdings include Affinity Group, Inc., a national publishing, retail stores, and member-based direct marketing organization directed toward owners of recreational vehicles and Adams Outdoor Advertising, an operator of outdoor advertising structures in the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. His previous holdings have included operators of television and radio stations, print publishers, cola bottlers as well as community banks.
Adams was born in 1937 and was raised in Minnesota. Adams received a bachelor's degree from Yale University, graduating in 1959 and received his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1962.
Adams currently serves on the board of visitors for the Yale School of Music. The Adams Family Foundation, founded by Adams and his wife, Denise, has made grants to a variety of educational institutions including Yale University, Stanford...
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