Adam Goldstein (technology executive)

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Adam Goldstein
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Born
Adam Goldstein
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Entrepreneur
  • executive
Years active2005–present
Employer Archer Aviation
TitleChief executive officer and chairman
Board member ofMuseum of American Finance

Adam Goldstein is an American entrepreneur and executive in the aviation and technology sectors. He is the co-founder of Archer Aviation, a company developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, where he has served as chief executive officer and chairman since 2018. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Education

Goldstein completed a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Florida and later received a Master of Business Administration from the New York University Stern School of Business. [3] [6]

Career

He co-founded Vettery, Inc. in 2012 and was chief executive officer until 2019. The company operated in recruitment and hiring technology and was acquired by the Adecco Group in 2018. [7] [8] Vettery raised less than $10 million in funding prior to its acquisition. [7] [9] [10]

In 2018, Goldstein co-founded Archer Aviation, Inc., that develops electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, where he has served as chief executive officer and chairman. [11] [12] Archer was publicly-listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021 [13] .

Goldstein was previously employed as a senior analyst at Cedar Hill Capital Partners from 2005 to 2009; was a portfolio manager at Plural Investments from 2009 to 2019; and was associated with Minetta Lane Capital Partners as a co-managing partner between 2011 and 2012. He has held executive roles at Mission Archery, Inc. from 2018 to 2020 and has served on the Board of Trustees of the Museum of American Finance since 2013. [14]

References

  1. Lucey, Kate (August 22, 2025). "Archer Aviation CEO Adam Goldstein on the race to put flying taxis into the sky". Monocle. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  2. Baker, Nathan (November 11, 2025). "Archer CEO Adam Goldstein Is Redefining Electric Flight". Aviation Business Middle East. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Post Next 50". Washington Post. February 11, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  4. "Archer Aviation's Adam Goldstein and United Airlines Venture's Andrew Chang talk air taxi progress". CNBC. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  5. "Archer Aviation: Gotta Fly". Esquire Middle East. October 6, 2025. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  6. "San Jose eVTOL company to reinforce presence in UAE". Silicon Valley Business Journal. March 11, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Ha, Anthony (February 20, 2018). "Adecco Group acquires recruiting startup Vettery for $100M". TechCrunch. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  8. "Adecco buys digital recruitment firm Vettery, price not disclosed". Reuters. February 19, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  9. Kim, Eugene (August 22, 2016). "This 25-person startup just raised $9 million using these 9 slides". Business Insider. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  10. Ha, Anthony (June 11, 2015). "Vettery Raises $1.7M And Officially Launches Its Job Marketplace". TechCrunch. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  11. "achr-20211231". SEC.gov. February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  12. Reed, Jessica (November 17, 2022). "Archer Unveils Midnight eVTOL Aircraft". Avionics International. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  13. "Archer Aviation Is Latest eVTOL Firm To Start Public Trading". www.flyingmag.com. September 17, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  14. "Adam Goldstein". Museum of American Finance. Retrieved June 24, 2025.