Don Adams

Don Adams is Vice President, Chief Security Officer and Chief Technology Officer - Government at TIBCO. In this position, he provides expertise in security, government strategy and emerging technologies related to the TIBCO family of software solutions and service offerings. Prior to TIBCO, Don was the Chief Technology Officer of TriStrata Inc. where he helped set the overall security philosophy, design and systems architecture for the revolutionary TriStrata Secure Information Management System. Don spent six years at Sun Microsystems prior to TriStrata as Principal Architect, Security and Networks. He led programs generating over $4.5 billion for Sun. He also spent a highly decorated 23-year career in the United States Air Force. Don holds a bachelor degree in computer technology from Chaminade University in Honolulu and a masters degree in business from Central Michigan University. Don was a contributing author of the McGraw Hill Homeland Security Handbook, and its second edition coming out this year.