Mr. Schneider co-founded Adama Partners, a venture firm and advisory boutique focused on the global gem and jewelry industry. At Adama Partners, he leads a number of new ventures and is responsible for strategic advisory accounts. Prior to co-founding Adama Partners, Mr. Schneider worked at Bain & Company where he focused on private equity due diligence engagements in the internet, telecom, media and financial institution industries. Prior to Bain & Company, Mr. Schneider co-founded and was EVP of Business Development for Infra-Com Technologies, a fabless wireless chip company. Mr. Schneider holds an MBA from Columbia University Business School and a LLB, BA in Economics from Tel Aviv University.
Research & Insights
New Industry Standard
We identify three primary visual characteristics of fancy color diamonds: Inner-Grade, Color Dispersion, and Undertone (IDU). We use grades 1, 2, 3, and 4. Grade 1 being the lowest quality grade and Grade 4+ is the highest possible grade, granted in rare cases and denotes stones with exceptional quality characteristics. Inner-Grade refers to the strength […]