SPEAKERS

President and CEO, National Cotton Council

Gary Adams assumed the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Cotton Council in 2015. He plays a key role in guiding the industry’s seven segments to reach consensus on critical policies affecting U.S. cotton, with the mission of helping all U.S. cotton industry segments compete effectively and profitably in global markets.  Before moving into his current position, Gary served the Council for 13 years as the Vice President of Economic and Policy Analysis.

Gary currently represents the U.S. cotton industry as a member of USDA’s Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee.

Prior to joining the Council, Gary was a Research Assistant Professor with the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri.

Gary has B.S. and M.A. degrees in Applied Mathematics from the University of Alabama and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Missouri. Gary and his wife, Carol, have four children.