Bradley L. Adams, JD, CPA

President & CEO

Southwest Transplant Alliance, Inc.

As an advocate for organ donors and their loved ones, Brad Adams protects the gifts of the most selfless people in the world and removes barriers to their ability to leave a life-saving gift. A strategic and decisive leader, Brad sees the work of the entire donation community as wholly dependent on the public’s trust, and he works tirelessly to earn, keep, and protect it.

Brad joined Southwest Transplant Alliance in 2015, and today serves as its President & CEO. An accomplished attorney and certified public accountant who leads with empathy, connection, and intellect, Brad regularly champions efforts to provide for a reliable and effective donation framework at both the state and national levels. He helps drive healthcare policies and decisions that ensure the donation and transplantation system in the United States is fair, accessible, transparent, and accountable, and he collaborates with healthcare leaders and law enforcement officials throughout Texas to align donation with other public priorities.

Brad stewards the public’s investment in donation through the responsible and conservative use of the organization’s financial resources, ensuring the mission of saving lives through donation continues well into the future. He counsels the organization’s board of directors on matters related to corporate governance and risk management, and he leads the organization’s quality and compliance functions, successfully shepherding the organization through multiple accreditation reviews and audits.

He is a strong and effective communicator, leading the organization’s marketing, communications, government affairs, and crisis communications efforts, and he serves as an ex-officio board member of Donate Life Texas, advocating on behalf of the Glenda Dawson Donate Life Texas Registry, one of the most successful donation registries in the nation. Brad also speaks frequently at the local, state, and national levels on various topics, including corporate governance, legislative affairs, financial stewardship, and crisis communications, as well as several other topics unique to organ donation.

Prior to joining STA in October, 2015, Brad served as General Counsel of two different privately-held enterprises, one in the field of healthcare education and communications, and he practiced law as an attorney in the Dallas offices of both Haynes and Boone, LLP, and Hughes & Luce, LLP, focusing on gift, estate, and partnership taxation, wealth preservation, charitable tax planning, and end-of-life care decisions. Before entering law school, Brad worked as an auditor with the international accounting firm Price Waterhouse LLP. He received his law degree from Baylor University School of Law in 1997, where he served as lead articles editor of the Baylor Law Review, and he was graduated cum laude from Southern Methodist University in 1993 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting and a minor in music.

Selected as a member of the Dallas Assembly and Leadership Dallas through the Dallas Regional Chamber, Brad believes in the importance of giving back through service to his community. He has provided leadership and counsel to several Dallas-area non-profit organizations, including the Housing Crisis Center, Southern Methodist University, Vogel Alcove, the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, Genesis Women’s Shelter, the Dallas Bar Association, and the Dallas Independent School District.

Originally from Gainesville, Texas, he now resides in Dallas with his wife, Jen, and their three children, Wesley, Ellie, and Riley.