Adam Gries is an accomplished serial entrepreneur and software engineer. With a track record of selling four companies and building apps and games on iOS and Facebook that reached over 80 million users, he is passionate about education and currently developing products to help people learn on mobile devices. He began his journey co-founding an online restaurant business while in college, where he gained sales skills, managing large workforces, and building complex data systems. After honing his engineering skills, he ventured into creating contexts where people can do things online, such as social games, iOS games, viral mechanics, virtual currency-based systems and micro transactions.

Beyond his entrepreneurial pursuits, Adam finds purpose in empowering individuals to realize their potential, making the world more efficient, and helping improve human environments. He has mentored at Harvard Innovation Labs and invested in early-stage startups. Adam has an impressive educational background, encompassing neuroscience, economics, and psychology, which he studied at Brandeis University. He also studied economics at Sophia University.

Some other roles that he has held include Managing Member at Authentic, Chief Product Officer at JOOR, Co-Founder at Material World, Founder, and CEO at Okpanda Inc. (which sold to ALC Press), Co-founder at Product X, Co-founder and CEO at Social Expeditions (which sold to Kama Games), Senior Software Engineer at SGN (Social Gaming Network), Co-Founder and CEO at Social Dynamics (which sold to Social Gaming Network), Co-Founder at NishNash (which sold to Diningin), fMRI Research Associate at Massachusetts General Hospital, Hebrew Instructor & Software Creator for Best Selling Hebrew Language Text Book at Brandeis University, and Platoon Commander at Israel Navy.