Bio

Derek J. Adams is a Managing Director of HPC Puckett Advisory Company, located in the Firm's Rancho Santa Fe, California office. Mr. Adams joined the Firm in August 2019 and is tasked with overseeing the workflow process to ensure that transactions advance through underwriting, valuation, marketing, due diligence, and closing as expeditiously as possible. Prior to joining HPC Puckett, Mr. Adams spent close to two decades in various management roles in the commercial banking industry, providing financing and advisory services to companies and commercial real estate investors throughout Southern California. Mr. Adams received a Bachelor of Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance from the University of San Diego in 2001. Mr. Adams has served on numerous non-profit and economic development Boards of Directors, and in 2018 was the Chairman for the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce.