Guy Adami is an American trader, television personality, and professional investor. He is one of the original “Fast Money Five” on

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's '' Fast Money''.

Biography

Early life and education

Guy Adami was born in North Tarrytown, New York (now known as Sleepy Hollow). He is the son of Nancy C. and the deceased Guy M. Adami. His parents met and were married during their time at Fordham Law School. His father was a member of the law review and both were graduates of the class of 1963. Adami's father was Village Justice in

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, NY, for more than two decades. Adami is the eldest of five children, and is a 1982 graduate of Croton-Harmon High School, where he captained both the varsity football and basketball teams. He was named All-League in both sports. His 104-yard interception return against Hastings High School is still one of the longest recorded in high school football. In November 2010, Adami was inducted into the Croton Harmon High School Hall of Distinguished Graduates. Adami is a 1986 graduate of

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. On April 16, 2009 he was interviewed as part of the University's Witness to History.

Career

In June 1986, Adami began his career at Drexel Burnham Lambert where he worked on the floor of the

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. In 1996, he joined Goldman Sachs' commodity group, J. Aron as a vice president. In 2003, he left Goldman Sachs to become an executive director at

CIBC World Markets CIBC World Markets Inc. is the investment banking subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The firm operates as an investment bank both in the domestic and international equity and debt capital markets. The firm provides a variety ...

. Adami frequently speaks at colleges and universities, including

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Adelphi University Adelphi University is a private university in Garden City, New York. Adelphi also has centers in Manhattan, Hudson Valley, and Suffolk County. There is also a virtual, online campus for remote students. It is the oldest institution of higher ed ...

University of Richmond The University of Richmond (UR or U of R) is a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Virginia. It is a primarily undergraduate, residential institution with approximately 4,350 undergraduate and graduate students in five schools: the School ...

, Fordham University, and

. Adami has also given talks at his son's high school,

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, in Morristown, New Jersey. In 2012, Adami joined the ranks of Keppler Speakers.

Athletics

On August 11, 2012, Adami became an Ironman after completing the NYC event in 16:19:52. He finished the 2.4 mile

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swim in 1:09:03, the 112 mile bike on The

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in 8:15:05, and the 26.2 mile run in 6:27:12. His journey to become an Ironman was chronicled in a June 24, 2012

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article titled “The Road to the Ironman”. The Times ran a follow up piece on August 17. Adami entered the Ironman as part of a fundraising effort for the New Jersey Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of which he is a member of the Board of Trustees. At a December 11, 2012 Board Meeting, it was announced that the “Ironteam” raised $681,730 which surpassed their original goal of $500,000.

References

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