On May 16, 2015, Adam Bain (Miami '95), president of Twitter's Global Revenue and Partnerships, visited Miami to address the graduating class of 2015 at the CAS Recognition Ceremony. In his Tweet-powered speech he advised students to "start at the center square" and to "always say 'thank you.'"

Speech to the Class of 2015

Official Bio

Adam leads Twitter's worldwide monetization efforts, business development and platform relations teams as the company's top business executive who oversees 1,000+ employees in 40 countries across the world.

Adam also leads Twitter's Partnerships organizations across the world, focusing on distribution and new product development with mobile carriers, mobile and TV OEMs, cable MSOs, mobile platforms, app stores, game consoles, browsers, and wearables companies. He is responsible for the company's strategic relationships with technology companies like Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft and Comcast. He also oversees Twitter's Developer and Platform Relations organizations who partner with ecosystem companies on syndication, data products, developer tools and revenue products.

Prior to joining Twitter in 2010, Adam served as President of the Fox Audience Network, a role in which he oversaw a division running one of the web's largest advertising platforms and a team dedicated to monetizing News Corporation's web properties and hundreds of third-party online publishers.

Previously, Adam served as Fox Interactive Media's original Chief Technology Officer, and helped spearhead over $1.5B in technology acquisitions. He began his career with News Corp running the technology and product divisions at FOX Sports Interactive, and previously served in several roles within the online news industry, including stints at Los Angeles Times Interactive and Cleveland.com.

In September 2012, Adam was listed as #1 in "AdWeek's 50" ranking of indispensable industry talent. He serves on the board of the Ad Council and is a member of their Executive Committee. He is @adambain on Twitter.