John A. Adams

John A. Adams, Jr. was formerly president and CEO of Enterprise Florida and served on the Executive Committee of Space Florida. He received the 1986 National Exporter of the Year Award from President Ronald Reagan in the White House Rose Garden. As a past chairman of the Industry Sector Advisory Council he provided Congressional testimony on GATT, NAFTA, CAFTA, and on U.S.-Mexico cross-border infrastructure and trade issues.Adams holds a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and served as a captain in the United States Air Force and speaks nationwide on economic and industrial development, competitiveness, risk management, and cyber security trends.Dr. Adams lives deep in the heart of Texas, where he has written a dozen books.