Adam Burtner

Adam Burtner serves as the Manager of Policy, Permitting, and Regulatory Affairs for Develop Indy, the economic development organization for the City of Indianapolis. Adam’s role within Develop Indy, includes leading its permitting and zoning operations and assisting its community outreach, project development, and site selection efforts. He also focuses on local government, tax, and economic development incentive policy for the Chamber at the city and state levels. Prior to joining the Develop Indy team, Adam served on the Chamber’s Advocacy team as Manager of Policy & Political Affairs leading the Chamber’s political action committee and electoral strategies, as well as advocating for the Chamber’s legislative agenda at the Statehouse. Prior to the Indy Chamber, he served as the Executive Director of hunger relief nonprofit HATCH for Hunger, and previously held positions in Former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard's Office of Constituent Services, Hathaway Strategies and Huntbridge Inc. Adam holds a Bachelor of Arts in Rhetoric and Political Science from Wabash College and is a lifelong Hoosier currently living in the Central State neighborhood on Downtown’s Westside.