Diane Adams
2026 ALI Fellow

Diane Adams brings to ALI more than 25 years of executive leadership in global technology companies, where she has been a driving force behind building high-performance, values-based cultures. As chief culture and talent officer at firms including Cisco, Allscripts, Qlik, and Sprinklr, she played a pivotal role in scaling organizations from hundreds of millions to multi-billion-dollar valuations. Diane’s strategic focus on aligning people, purpose, and performance supported operations in over 150 countries and guided more than 140 acquisitions and major business transformations.

Beyond business, Diane has demonstrated deep civic leadership through her long-standing involvement with Breakthrough T1D, where she serves as chancellor to the International board and is a recipient of the “Living and Giving” award. She has held numerous nonprofit board roles focused on health, education, and youth empowerment and continues to serve as an advisor to mission-driven companies and investment firms focused on health and workforce innovation.