Adler formerly practiced estate planning law for UHNWI and philanthropists in Washington, DC with the Weidenfeld Law Firm. In parallel to that work, he had a long career as a catalytic leader in diverse contexts. He built a group of companies that developed low pollution automotive technology (Positive Transportation), co-founded a company that developed low pollution cleaning technology (Global OIG), and co-founded the first synthetic biology venture fund (Bioeconomy Capital), among other activities. Highlights of his career include co-producing a documentary film with PBS (with music by Radiohead), and delivering the keynote address to the annual meeting of the 2020 Family Office Association. He continues to manage a number of special purpose investment vehicles (administered by Eisner Amper), serve as trustee of a number of trusts, and fulfill a variety of philanthropic roles..