Adi Blum

Adi J. Blum, Managing Director, is a Senior Investment Professional dedicated to the Global Energy & Power Infrastructure team at BlackRock, which currently manages over $8 billion for investment in the power, midstream, utility and other areas in the energy sector across three long-term funds. The team has created over 35 portfolio companies for the Funds and is actively investing globally. BlackRock acquired the Funds in 2017, which were created and built at First Reserve, a private equity firm that has been investing in exclusively in the energy sector since 1983. Mr. Blum is responsible for investment origination, execution and exit strategy, focusing on the energy infrastructure sector.

At First Reserve, Mr. Blum was a Managing Director on the Energy Infrastructure team. Adi led the Firm's investments with key industry partners in Latin America, such as Tijoa Hydro, Los Ramones II, Mexican Clean Fuels Infrastructure and La Bufa Wind, and he also led the Firm's teams for the Limetree Bay, First Caribbean Power & Midstream and SunReserve investments. Prior to joining First Reserve in 2011, Mr. Blum was a Vice President at High Road Capital Partners, a middle market private equity firm, where he executed several investments and served on the Boards of those companies. Prior to High Road Capital Partners, he was an Associate in Citigroup Markets & Banking's Mergers & Acquisitions group.

Mr. Blum earned a B.S. from Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service and an MBA from New York University, Stern School of Business.