Tom Adams

Tom Adams retired from the FBI after 20 years of service in 2022. He spent most of his career as a Special Agent Bomb Technician supporting counter-terrorism efforts in the U.S. and worldwide. During the last three years of his career, he was a supervisory special agent in the FBI’s counter-UAS program. In that role, he helped shape the team’s policies, procedures, and training. He has planned and conducted numerous homeland security counter-UAS missions in complex urban environments and high-profile venues around the U.S., including Super Bowls, World Series, and Rose Bowls.

Since leaving the FBI, he built a Counter-UAS resource website. He served as the Co-Chair of the Operating Requirements Working Group for the FAA UAS Detection and Mitigation Aviation Rulemaking Committee, which published its final report earlier this year. Tom is now the Director of Public Safety for DroneShield, a provider of multi-mission counter-UXS solutions.