Adam Tomasek leads USAID's corporate relations practice, guiding a global portfolio of private sector relationships. He led coordination of private sector engagement for USAID’s COVID-19 Task Force. He was appointed into the U.S. Global Development Lab in 2014, and has represented the U.S Government in partnerships with Fortune 500 companies and multistakeholder initiatives such as the Tropical Forest Alliance.
Previously, Tomasek spent 13 years with the World Wildlife Fund, was an author for the United Nations Environment Programme, an adjunct professor at American University, founded two social enterprises, and began his career as a Peace Corps volunteer. He has been a contributor to three U.N. conventions, served on more than a dozen international scientific and policy committees, and advised multilateral organizations and regional development finance institutions.