Adam Donato

Adam Donato is the Co-founder and CEO of Card Isle, a company revolutionizing the Greeting Card Industry by providing a seamless solution for selling personalized greeting cards through various e-commerce platforms. Adam led Card Isle as a participant in the Techstars accelerator program, gaining essential seed funding and mentorship. Prior to this, Adam gained valuable research experience as a Graduate Research Assistant at Virginia Tech, contributing to innovative methodologies for uncertainty quantification and developing efficient techniques for ethanol dehydration. Adam also served as a Senior Development Engineer and Program Manager at Mechanology, where leadership resulted in the successful completion of a multimillion-dollar project for large diesel engine applications. Adam holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Bucknell University.