Angelique Adams

Angelique Adams is the Founding Director of the Leadership in Engineering and Entrepreneurship Program and an Associate Professor of Practice at the Tickle College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee. 

In addition to her work with engineering students at UT, she is CEO of Angelique Adams Media Solutions, LLC, a leadership coaching and training consultancy for Ph.D. scientists and engineers, and host of the Mastering Engineering Leadership podcast.  

Before pivoting to entrepreneurship and academia in 2021, Dr. Adams spent over 20 years in industry with leadership roles in operations, strategy, and innovation at global metals manufacturers Alcoa and Aperam.  

Adams has a Ph.D. in Energy and Mineral Engineering from Penn State and an MBA from MIT. 

Angelique’s hobby is service. She serves on the board of several local nonprofits, including Muse Knoxville Children’s Science Museum, the East Tennessee Economic Council, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley.  

She lives in Knoxville, TN, with her husband and their two teenagers.