James Adams (entrepreneur)

For other people named James Adams, see James Adams (disambiguation).

James Adams is an American journalist, author, entrepreneur and expert on covert warfare.[1] Adams is currently senior advisor at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.

Adams was born in Newcastle, England, where he spent his childhood. In 1991, he immigrated to the United States, becoming a citizen in 1997.

Adams ran the intelligence operations for an innovative LA-based company and then founded the Ashland Institute for Strategic Studies, a virtual intelligence organization, and iDefense, a cyber intelligence agency.[2] He also served as CEO of United Press International.[3] Adams is an expert on warfare and intelligence, and has written 20 best-selling fiction and non-fiction books on the subjects.[4] They include The Next World War,[5] published by Simon & Schuster, The Financing of Terror, The New Spies, and Sellout: Aldrich Ames and the Corruption of the CIA.[6] In 2019, he wrote (with Richard Kletter) Artificial Intelligence - Confronting the Revolution[7], published by Endeavour. He has also written on intelligence for Foreign Affairs[8] and The New York Times,[9] among other publications. Recently, Adams has ghosted a number of biographies of Fortune 500 CEOs.

Adams has also served on the board of the NSA and as chairman of its technology oversight panel, as well as on special task forces for the White House on psychological operations and cyber warfare. In 2024, Adams was awarded a place on the Federal 100 list[10] which honors achievements in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, among other categories that support federal IT.

  1. ^ "Interviews - James Adams | Hackers | FRONTLINE | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  2. ^ "Interview: James Adams". PBS.org. PBS. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  3. ^ Barringer, Felicity. "Chief Wants to Take U.P.I. in a Direction Others Avoid". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  4. ^ "James Adams". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  5. ^ The Next World War | Book by James Adams | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster. Books.simonandschuster.com. 2001-03-23. ISBN 9780743223805. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  6. ^ Finder, Joseph. "The Spy Who Sold Out". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Robot Check". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  8. ^ Lindborg, Nancy (2009-01-29). "Virtual Defense". Foreign Affairs. Foreignaffairs.com. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  9. ^ Adams, James. "Moonlighting?". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Announcing the 2024 Federal 100". Nextgov.com. 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2024-02-11.