Mr. Adams has spent most of his career working at the intersection of business, IT and strategy. He currently serves as Executive Director of  IBM’s Center for Healthcare Management, focused on global thought leadership for healthcare. Prior to IBM’s acquisition of Healthlink, he served as Executive Vice President for Healthlink’s Advisory Services group and contributed to strategic client engagements. Prior to Healthlink, he served in positions of increasing responsibility at Gartner Inc., a research and advisory firm based in Stamford, CT.  Most recently, he led Gartner’s industry-specific research groups (including healthcare) and the GartnerG2 global business unit, which provided strategic advice to business executives for nine different industries. Prior to that, he received numerous awards as a healthcare industry analyst; led the acquisition, integration, and operation of a healthcare market research company; and chaired Gartner’s first healthcare conference.  Additionally, Mr. Adams has served as CEO, CFO and CIO and worked in multiple industries.

Mr. Adams currently serves as co-chair of the Technology Leadership Committee of National Alliance for Health Information Technology (the Alliance), serves on national advisory boards for healthcare organizations, and is a frequent speaker on the future of healthcare and related topics.