Richard H. Adelaar, CFA Executive Vice President Mr. Richard Adelaar is the Executive Vice President and a senior member of our investment management team. Mr. Adelaar began his career as a Security Analyst at Chase Investors, where he specialized in the energy, communication, and utility sectors from 1963 to 1978. From 1978 to 1981, he was a Vice President at Chase Investors Management Corporation, New York, where he managed special equity investments. Mr. Adelaar joined Peconic Partners’ predecessor firm in 1981 as a Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst. He was an Executive Vice President and member of the Investment Policy Committee of Forstmann-Leff Associates, LLC from 1997 until 2001. He came to Peconic Partners with William Harnisch in 2004. Mr. Adelaar earned an M.B.A. from New York University Graduate School as well as a B.A. from New York University. He is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts, the CFA Institute, the National Association of Petroleum Investment Analysts, the American Gas Association, and the Communication Technology Analysts Association.