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Managing Director Adam Thiel is a mystery to some, but has won over his doubters

“We don’t know much about him but we’re about to find out,” said the Rev. Michelle Simmons, founder and CEO of Why Not Prosper.

Adam Thiel, former Philadelphia fire commissioner and newly named managing director, listens to then-Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker announce his appointment at City Hall in Philadelphia, Pa., on Tuesday, Dec., 26, 2023.
Adam Thiel, former Philadelphia fire commissioner and newly named managing director, listens to then-Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker announce his appointment at City Hall in Philadelphia, Pa., on Tuesday, Dec., 26, 2023.Read moreTyger Williams / Staff Photographer