Adam Hinds

Adam has more than twenty-five years of experience working in US politics, government, and foreign affairs, most recently as the CEO of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute. Before joining the Institute, he spent six years as a Massachusetts State Senator where he Chaired the Committee on Revenue and led the Senate’s effort to rebuild the Commonwealth post-COVID. In 2021-2022 he was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.

From 2005 to 2014 Adam worked for the United Nations in the Middle East. He was based in Baghdad, Iraq where he was a team leader of a UN-led negotiation between the Kurdistan Region and the Government of Iraq over disputed territory. He was a regional advisor to the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process in Jerusalem. He worked for former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to establish a ceasefire in Syria in 2012 and then was part of a team to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons program.

Early in his career, Adam worked for a Massachusetts Congressman and was part of John Kerry’s campaign for President where he worked for Susan Rice, the head of his foreign policy team who later became US Ambassador the UN and the US National Security Advisor.

Adam is currently developing a structured multi-year negotiation process that results in updates to campaigns, elections, and policy making in America. He will use his time at the lab to refine the design of the dialogue, establish a research unit capable of supporting the effort with policy analysis, and integrate technology to enable broad, meaningful citizen participation.

Adam received his Bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University and a Master’s degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.