Bill Adams
Director and investment analyst at Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C.
About
Bill Adams is an investment analyst at Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C., based in St. Louis, Missouri. He focuses on analysis and research for Tortoise’s energy infrastructure portfolios, bringing a specialized perspective to investments in essential assets. His key responsibilities include evaluating companies and assets across energy, renewable infrastructure, and utilities sectors, contributing to portfolio construction and risk management for energy-focused strategies.
Adams joined Advisory Research in 2004, which later became part of Tortoise, and has since been central to Tortoise’s energy infrastructure investment process. His primary sector expertise lies in energy infrastructure, encompassing assets and companies involved in natural gas, power delivery, renewable energy, and water systems. Over his tenure, he has contributed to the identification and selection of high-quality, income-generating investments in these sectors.
He is recognized for his deep insights into essential infrastructure and his rigorous, fundamental analytical approach. Adams’s experience and focus on durable, income-generating, and low-correlation asset classes have supported Tortoise’s standing as a leader in essential asset investing, with a particular emphasis on sustainable and energy transition themes.
Career History
| Organization | Role | Date Range | Details | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Tortoise Capital Advisors | Director and investment analyst | Sep 2019 to Sep 2020 | — | 
| famco | vp investment analyst | May 2004 to Sep 2019 | — | 
Others at Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. (11)
| Name | Role | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| Managing Director | Leawood, KS , United States | |
| Senior Managing Director | Stilwell, KS , United States | |
| Vice President | Kansas City, MO , United States | |
| Managing Director, Head of Strategic Relationships | New York, NY , United States | |
| Junior Analyst | Overland Park, KS , United States | |
| Regional Vice President | Orlando, FL , United States | |
| EEvan Raynsford | Research Analyst | Kansas City, MO , United States | 
| Summer Analyst | Kansas City, MO , United States | |
| Vice President - Accounting Manager | Overland Park, KS , United States | |
| MMark Peterson | Regional Vice President, Private Client Group | Leawood, KS , United States |