Tom Adams, Chairman of the Board, Rosetta Stone.

Tom Adams is Chairman of the Board for Rosetta Stone, a role that he assumed in February 2012 after leading the organization as President and Chief Executive Officer for nine years. Tom was elected to the board in 2006.

Since joining the company as CEO, Tom has changed the way the world learns languages and brought global recognition to Rosetta Stone by building a brand that is known for its effective and innovative solutions. Tom led the company in its pursuit of product leadership by integrating speech recognition and interactive live coaching into the immersive learning experience. Tom extended the platforms’ utility to mobile apps and cloud technology, even as he moved the organization towards English conversational training solutions for Asian markets.

Driven to empower millions around the globe to learn a language, Tom took the company public in April 2009 on the New York Stock Exchange (RST).

In recognition of his accomplishments, he has been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2009 overall national winner, 2009 Executive of the Year by the American Business Awards (Stevies) and SmartCEO CEO of the Year 2009. In 2011, Tom served on the Executive Counsel for the Washington DC Best Buddies Challenge.

Tom Adams holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Bristol University in England and received his MBA from INSEAD. A native of Sweden, he grew up in France and England and is fluent in French, Swedish, English, and Spanish. He has a working knowledge of German and Chinese and is currently in the process of learning Russian.

Rosetta Stone Leadership

• Mike Fulkerson
• Greg Keim
• Pradeep Mannakkara
• Pamela Mulder
• Michaela Oliver

• Pragnesh Shah
• Stephen Swad
• Jay Topper
• Judy Verses
• Michael Wu

Board of Directors

• Tom Adams
• Phil Clough
• John Coleman
• Laurence Franklin
• Patrick Gross

• Marguerite Kondracke
• Ted Leonsis
• John Lindahl
• Laura Witt