John B Adams Jr

Jay Adams is President and CEO of Bowman Companies in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He is a past Chairman of the Board of Virginia FREE. He earned his undergraduate degree from Virginia Military Institute in 1966, and his JD from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1969. He serves on the Board of Universal Corporation in Richmond and is Chairman of The Fauquier Bank in Warrenton. He is a former Director and Chairman of the Board of Virginia Power and a former Director of Dominion Resources and of the National Association of Manufacturers. Mr. Adams is involved in many charitable and civic organizations, including his current service as Chairman of The National Theatre Corporation, Chairman of the Outstanding Virginian Committee, Chairman of The George C. Marshall Foundation, and past Chairman of the Virginia State Fair. He serves as a Trustee of the American Revolution Center, the Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation and the University of Mary Washington Foundation. He is a member of the Board of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, and a past Trustee of the Virginia Historical Society. He is an Honorary Trustee of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges and a former Trustee of Woodlawn and of Oatlands, both National Historic Trust Sites.