Born in NYC, Adler worked on energy policy in Washington DC, eventually running a group of companies that developed low pollution vehicle technology currently on the roads around the world. He co-produced an award winning documentary (with music by Radiohead), co-backed the first synthetic biology company incubator on the Ames campus of NASA, co-founded the first synthetic biology investment fund, and hosted the Advanced Biosequestration Summits. He has a long history in tax planning and asset structuring for HNWI and philanthropists, gave the keynote address to the annual meeting of the Family Office Association, and remains active in the world of trusts planning and operation.