R. Miller Adams
Miller Adams is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Pier 70 and is responsible for investor development and relations for the fund. Additionally, he helps lead the design and execution of the Pier 70 strategic deal flow strategy. He brings 20+ years of experience in the technology sector.
Miller is a lawyer by training and started his professional career in private law practice, where his work included advising early-stage technology companies on financing and general business matters. He then joined The Boeing Company as a senior executive in the Information, Space, and Defense Systems group. Very quickly he was asked to transition to the Advanced Technology Division, Phantom Works, to lead a new team, Technology Planning and Acquisition (TP&A), as Vice President. The mission of TP&A was to consolidate and coordinate communications-related activities among the newly acquired assets of Hughes, Rockwell and McDonnell Douglas. TP&A evolved into a significant organization under his leadership, including responsibilities for Enterprise Technology Planning, University Relations, Industrial Participation, Global R&D Strategy, Global Venture Capital Investments, and the Chairman’s Innovation Initiative (CII).
While at Boeing, Adams opened the company’s first international R&D facility and created an internal incubator strategy designed to create business opportunities around Boeing technologies.
Following his successful career at Boeing, Adams joined Integral Systems, Inc. as executive vice president for corporate affairs, general counsel, and secretary. Adams directed all legal work and was responsible for an array of corporate functions, including human resources, facilities, contracts, procurement, government compliance, classified facilities, corporate security, quality, and export compliance.
Miller earned a BA from Seattle University and a JD from the University of Puget Sound School of Law (now Seattle University School of Law). He has a long history of corporate and non-profit board leadership experience. Miller is admitted to practice before various state and federal courts and is a member of local and national bar associations.