Edward A. Adams - CEO,  Security Innovation

Edward Adams is a seasoned software executive with successful business experiences in various-sized organizations that serve the IT security and quality assurance industries. As CEO, Mr. Adams leverages his technical and business skills, as well as his pervasive industry experience in the software quality and testing space, to direct world-renowned application security experts and deliver world-class professional services to many of the most recognizable companies in the world including Microsoft, IBM, Visa, ING, Symantec, SAP and HP. Mr. Adams is the founder and business owner of the Application Security Industry Consortium, Inc. (AppSIC), an association of industry technologists and leaders establishing and defining cross-industry application security guidance and metrics.

Mr. Adams has presented to thousands at dozens of leading industry seminars, conferences, and private companies including RSA Conference, PSQT, SecureWorld, QualityWeek and Ericsson Software Development Conference. He has contributed written and oral commentary for media outlets such as SC Magazine, Wall Street Journal, CSO Magazine, CIO Update, and New England Cable News. He has also written whitepapers on Software Quality & Security, including “Security by Design”, “Why is Application Security so Elusive?”, “Achieving Quality by Design” and "The Business Argument for Investing in Test Automation.”