Scott D. Adams

Scott D. Adams is an Urban Economic Development, Redevelopment, and City Management consultant. Scott has been instrumental in significant change in each community he has worked in through extensive involvement in master planning, public-private partnerships, and business attraction and development. He has worked with some of the largest businesses and developers in America.

Scott is the former City Manager of the City of Las Vegas. Prior to serving as the City Manager, Scott held positions as the Deputy City Manager, Chief Urban Redevelopment Officer, and Director of the City’s Office of Business Development (renamed the Economic and Urban Development Department).

Prior to his service with the City, Adams held numerous positions in the field of urban economic development, including that of:

• Director of the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Director of Planning and Economic Development with the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Executive Director of the New Orleans Regional Medical Center, Inc.
• Executive Vice President of the Greater Norfolk (Virginia) Corporation
• Executive Director of the Jacksonville (Florida) Downtown Development Authority
• Assistant Executive Director of the Center City Commission in Memphis, Tennessee
• Planning and development positions in his hometown of Jackson, Michigan

 Scott is an urban planning graduate of Michigan State University, where he received the American Institute of Planners Award as the top graduate. He was a certified manager with the International City Managers Association, a member of the International Economic Development Council and the Urban Land Institute, and a past member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and past Certified Economic Developer.