Osage Partners

The Osage Industries Team
Robert S. Adelson (Managing Partner)
Robert S. Adelson

Bob founded Osage Partners in 1990 and has built a track record as a top-performing venture investor. He is a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he is a partner in a fourth generation family business. Prior to founding Osage, Bob clerked with the honorable Walter K. Stapleton, U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and practiced corporate law at the Philadelphia law firm of Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen. Bob's previous venture investments include Zany Brainy, Inphonic, Internet Capital Group (NASDAQ: ICGE), and GHR Systems (acquired by Metavante). He is a graduate of The Yale Law School, where he was an editor of The Yale Law Journal, and of Yale College, from which he graduated summa cum laude. Bob is a trustee of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, and Jefferson Health System. He is also a former President of the Board of Trustees of The Philadelphia School and a past member of The Yale Law School Fund.

Bob currently serves on the boards of Melior Discovery, SevOne, and Halfpenny Technologies.

Bob and his wife Marta reside in Merion, PA.  They have three children.

 

Claudia Dunnous
Claudia Dunnous
Claudia Dunnous is a Corporate Controller and is responsible for the financial reporting and infrastructure of the Partnership. Ms. Dunnous is a CPA with more than 25 years of experience working with private equity, retail, and manufacturing companies. Prior to joining the Partnership, she was the Vice President of Finance and Operations of Hamburger Color Company, a privately held company. Previously, Ms. Dunnous provided accounting and business advisory services to clients in the financial services industry. Ms. Dunnous has an MBA from Drexel University in Accounting and a BA from Brandeis University in Economics.