A resident of Long Island, Mr. Herman received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Adelphi University in Garden City Long Island. He has been a Trustee of the Stony Brook Foundation for over 20 years. Mr. Herman started A.D. Herman Construction Co. in 1958 and completed projects on campus such as the Fine Arts Center and the Incubator Building. The firm also worked on the Graduate Chemistry Building and the Health Science Center. He serves on the Corporate Advisory Board of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory where his firm built the Grace Auditorium, the Neuroscience Laboratory, and Dolan Hall.

A.D. Herman Construction also constructed projects at Hofstra University, Adelphi University, C.W. Post, and the Don Monti Pavilion at North Shore Hospital.

He has served as President of The Building Trades Employers Association of Long Island, the Long Island Building Congress, The Association of General Contractors of America, and the Real Estate Board of the City of NY. Mr. Herman now heads Herman Development Corporation which primarily develops and manages properties for his own portfolio.