Tom Adams | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation | Businessman and entrepreneur |
| Language | English, Swedish, French, Spanish |
| Citizenship | Sweden, United Kingdom, United States |
| Education | University of Bristol (A.B.) INSEAD (M.B.A.) |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Notable awards | Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2009 Smart CEO of the Year 2009 |
Tom P.H. Adams (born 1972) is a Swedish-American technology executive.
Adams grew up in Sweden and France before moving to the United Kingdom at the age of 10 with his parents. He learned both French and English through language immersion, which inspired an early passion for language learning and cross-culture communication. [1] He holds a B.A. with honors from the University of Bristol, United Kingdom and an M.B.A. from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.
In his twenties, Adams worked as a commodities trader of copper at Trafigura. This brought him to live in Mongolia for six years, and to travel to the Philippines, China, Slovakia and D.R. Congo. He also lived in Switzerland and China before moving to Harrisonburg, Virginia in the United States in 2003. [2]
After graduating from business school, Adams met the leaders of Rosetta Stone (then Fairfield & Sons Ltd.) and in February 2003 became chief executive of the company. [1] The company went public in 2009, and left the company for hedge fund Bridgewater Associates in 2013. [3] [4] [5]
He was the president and founder of Workaround, a tech incubator based in Washington, D.C.; co-founder and chairman of Pedago, an educational technology company; and founder and chairman of the board of Bizy, a business management technology company. [5]
Adams co-founded Quantic School of Business and Technology, an online private business school, based in Washington, D.C., USA. [6] [7]
Adams won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2009. [8]
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