Adi J. Blum is managing director at BlackRock. In 2011 he joined the BlackRock Global Infrastructure Funds team, which manages approximately $15 billion in capital commitments across four vintages. The BGIF team joined BlackRock from First Reserve, a private equity firm that created the BGIF infrastructure platform in 2008. Blum’s responsibilities include deal origination, structuring, execution, monitoring and exit strategy. Prior to joining BGIF, Blum was a vice president at High Road Capital Partners, a middle market private equity firm. Prior to High Road Capital Partners, he was an associate in Citigroup’s Mergers & Acquisitions group. Blum holds a Bachelor of Science in international affairs from Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, and an MBA from New York University, Stern School of Business.