Sam Adams is a Managing Director in KeyBanc Capital Markets’ Public Finance Group. He joined Key in 2016 and is based in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Adams has experience structuring debt solutions for Public Housing Authorities, Affordable Housing Developers, and Commercial Real Estate Developers. Sam has led bond transactions with the Housing Authorities of El Paso, County of King (WA), Seattle, Vancouver (WA), Dekalb County (GA), Snohomish County (WA), Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (OH), Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (OH), Housing Catalyst (CO) and Denver Housing Authority. His partnership with PHAs around the country have included the issuance of bonds of over $2 billion. Additionally, Sam works with for-profit and non-profit developers around the country to secure financing for low-income and middle-income multi-family housing. He has led the public sale of more than $4.5 billion in affordable housing bonds as senior/sole manager.

Sam was named a Rising Star for 2021 by the Bond Buyer.

Sam has an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University, where he majored in Economics. Additionally, he studied law at Ohio State University and in 2008 passed the bar examination in the State of Ohio (inactive). He also earned his M.B.A. at Ohio State’s Fisher College of Business in 2013. He holds Series 63, 79, 50 and Series 7 licenses.