[2] Adelstein joined DigitalBridge on 1 June 2022 as the managing director and head of global policy and public investment.

During his final seven years on Capitol Hill, he served as a senior legislative aide to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota, advising him on technology, telecommunications, financial services, budget, housing, transportation and other key issues.

[citation needed] Adelstein was nominated by President Barack Obama and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate in July 2009 to serve as the 17th Administrator of the USDA Rural Utilities Service ("RUS").

[7] As RUS Administrator, he oversaw a $60 billion portfolio of rural electric, water and telecommunications infrastructure loans.

He managed the investment of over $3 billion in loans and grants in to repair and upgrade rural water and waste systems.