Adam Stern, J.D., M.P.A.

Adam is co-head of research at Breckinridge. He is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee where he is jointly responsible for setting the firm’s investment outlook and the translation into portfolio strategy. He is also a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. In his role, Adam heads Breckinridge’s municipal research efforts, contributes regular thought leadership and performs municipal credit analysis. Adam also oversees Breckinridge’s systems for monitoring holdings and analyzing credit trends. He has been with the firm since 2009 and has over 21 years of industry experience. Prior to Breckinridge, Adam was the chief financial and policy analyst for Connecticut's Association of Towns and Cities. Adam has published two academic journal articles on the history of Connecticut's personal income tax and state budget, and his writing on municipal insolvency and public pension law has appeared in The Bond Buyer. Adam holds a B.A. from Amherst College, a J.D. from the University of Connecticut, and an M.P.A. from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.