Jerry B. Adams, President and CEO |
Developing knowledge-based business in Arkansas requires focus and leadership. With our dedicated board of trustees, ARA is uniquely positioned to harness research, commercialize businesses and improve the quality of life for Arkansans.
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ARA Staff
Jerry B. Adams, President and CEO
Before joining Arkansas Research Alliance, Adams enjoyed 34 years at Acxiom Corporation, working in a number of different leadership capacities. Adams retired in 2007 while serving as the Corporate External Relations Leader.
Adams served as the chair of Accelerate Arkansas, a statewide group of leaders focused on building a knowledge-based economy in Arkansas. Adams also chaired the EAST Initiative, a secondary school technology-based project-learning program active in over 200 schools in Arkansas and six other states. Adams also serves on the Southern Technology Council, a council of the Southern Growth Policies Board.
Having served on the Governor's Blue Ribbon Committee for Higher Education, Adams remains involved and passionate about education reform. He currently serves on the Arkansas Department of Education's Accountability Council, the Board of Visitors at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the University of Central Arkansas’s Advisory Board for the School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Adams recently served on the University of Arkansas’s Walton School of Business Dean’s Advisory Board.
Gov. Beebe has recently appointed Adams to the Governor’s Healthcare Roundtable. Adams is the founding board chair for the Conway Interfaith Clinic focused on providing medical and dental services to segments of the community that are underserved. Adams also currently serves on both the state and county boards for the Arkansas Community Foundation.