The author of "The Chaos Factory: The Inside Story of Corporate IT Failure", Adam has spent more than thirty years programming and managing programmers for some of the largest companies in the world, at one point he was the CTO of the International Air Transport Association. He also spent a decade working with (and in) startups, exposing him to the latest technology and the newest methods. He is recognized by his peers for his vision, strategy, and ability to find innovative approaches to intractable situations, and has often been at the forefront of technology, with a track record for recognizing value before others do and for picking winners early on.