Adam Kenney

Adam Kenney has extensive work experience in the intellectual property (IP) industry. Adam is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Quartz IP since 2023. Prior to this, they were the CEO at Aurora North from 2020 to 2023, where they also held positions as Chief Strategy Officer and Director. Before joining Aurora North, Adam worked as a self-employed IP & Information Industry Consultant from 2020 to 2020.

Adam has also held various leadership roles at Clarivate Analytics, starting as the VP and Head of IP Consulting from 2015 to 2017. Later, they became the VP and Head of Strategic Business Development from 2018 to 2020. At Clarivate Analytics, Adam successfully led a team of industry specialists, improved processes for clients' IP operations, and implemented a "productized service" model that contributed to profitability and multi-million dollar cross-selling.

Prior to their time at Clarivate Analytics, Adam worked at Thomson Reuters from 2008 to 2015. Adam held positions such as Head of IP Research & Intelligence, Senior Director of Products & Services Strategy, Director of Product Management, and Product Manager. At Thomson Reuters, Adam played a crucial role in defining investment strategies, integrating market strategies, and enhancing IP research and portfolio management products and services.

Before Thomson Reuters, Adam worked at Thomson Scientific as a Professional Services Manager from 2006 to 2007. Adam restructured and led a team of professional services consultants, developed a curriculum-based training program, and improved customer support.

Adam started their career at Mind's Eye Development, LLC, a consulting business they founded in 1997, serving the Legal and Healthcare communities. The company was acquired by Thomson in 2006.

Adam also has early experience as a Technical Support / Instructor at Millen White Zelano & Branigan from 1996 to 1997 and as a Legal Assistant at Bacon & Thomas from 1985 to 1995.

In addition, Adam served in the US Army Reserves as a Specialist (SP4) from 1986 to 1992.

Adam Kenney obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, where they studied from 1988 to 1992. In addition to their formal education, they also obtained several certifications, including being a Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt in November 2011. Adam also completed a course on Practical Product Management at Pragmatic Marketing in August 2008. Additionally, they completed a course on Solution Based Selling, although the specific month and year are not provided for this certification.