Adam was a friend, partner, droll joker and so much more: a Renaissance man.

He was a happy man who believed fervently in progressive politics – a founder of the Third Way, the Washington, D.C. non-partisan strategy center, which has influenced scores of American leaders and policy planners. In recent years, Adam was interested in conflict resolution and became a founding member of the Tanenbaum Center, which provides education and tools to resolve religious tensions. Education was a passion. He was a director of TeachersCount, an organization whose mission is to raise the status of the teaching profession.