Rob Adams

Wellesley High School Author: Rob Adams (1977)

            Dr. Rob Adams is an internationally recognized speaker on innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship.  He has written three books: If You Build It, Will They Come?; New Venture Creation; and A Good Hard Kick in the Ass. 

           After growing up in Wellesley, Rob moved back to town as an adult, and both of his children were born here.  He writes, “I spent a lot of time at the Wellesley Library as a kid, and with my kids as an adult, so I’m honored to be included in this list.”