Jared Adams

● Led the Corporate Secretariat Branch as a senior executive with vice-president-level accountability — setting strategic direction and priorities for a team of 10 and managing a $2M operating budget. ● Rebuilt the Corporate Secretariat Branch from a team in organizational distress into a high-performing function — restructuring roles, rebuilding culture, and establishing the systems and processes needed to support a federal agency operating across British Columbia. ● Constructed PacifiCan's ATIP program from the ground up: wrote the framework, hired and trained staff, built the compliance infrastructure, and cleared a legislated backlog — delivering a fully operational program where none had existed. ● Delivered the Agency's mandated response to a Parliamentary Motion for Production of Papers — coordinating across all branches and external contractors under a non-optional legislative deadline, including direct hands-on leadership through an intensive final push to get it done. ● Delivered PacifiCan's new Surrey headquarters as the lead executive coordinator — managing a cross-functional team across all Agency branches, external stakeholders, and political stakeholders through a high-visibility, deadline-driven project. ● Redesigned the Agency's executive committee governance architecture — streamlining decision-making, clarifying accountability, and building the institutional scaffolding that kept the Agency aligned through two government transitions. ● Provided strategic mentorship to an incoming first-time deputy minister — advising on organizational positioning, stakeholder strategy, and institutional leadership, drawing on Chief of Staff experience across multiple federal institutions.

● Built and led a nationally distributed, award-winning team responsible for the external face of the Government of Canada's $1.75B Global Innovation Clusters initiative — one of Canada's largest and most complex multi-stakeholder innovation investments. ● Designed and implemented the program's full stakeholder engagement infrastructure from scratch: built the CRM function (Salesforce), authored the Program Measurement Framework and Ecosystem Impact Framework, and developed the strategic communications and outreach plans that shaped the program's national profile. ● Drove measurable program outcomes through direct engagement with five national cluster CEOs, the Minister's Office, and provincial and municipal partners — advocacy efforts contributed directly to the announcement of additional federal funding. ● Built a high-performing, geographically dispersed team of 13 across Canada; won a DM Award of Merit for team excellence. Acted as Director-General as required; represented the program as a featured speaker at national stakeholder events. ● Won a personal DM Award of Merit for leading the program's response to Canada's Russia sanctions — a high-urgency, politically complex cross-sector file executed independently and under significant time pressure.

● Provided executive leadership and strategic direction to the Assistant Commissioner (Senior ADM) of CRA's de facto policy branch; led a portfolio of high-priority special projects with institution-wide implications.

● As Executive, Research and Advocacy for a 7,000-member national professional association, built APEX's advocacy and research functions from a recognized gap in the Strategic Plan into a fully operational capability — developing the Association's first-ever Research Plan and Data Strategy and establishing APEX as a credible voice with central agencies. ● Served as principal advisor to the CEO on executive compensation, workforce policy, and legislative issues — shaping APEX's advocacy positions with Treasury Board, the Privy Council Office, and other central agencies in a non-partisan manner across shifting political environments. ● As Director, Digital Communications, led a team of two staff and external contractors through the modernization of APEX's digital presence, including a full website relaunch and revitalization of the Association's social media presence and thought leadership — delivering measurable engagement results including a 340% increase in content clicks and doubled follower growth within six months. ● Presented regularly to the APEX Board of Directors — ensuring proposed actions and targets aligned with the Association's strategic direction and maintaining direct accountability to the Board for results.

● Rescued two troubled, high-profile portfolios — an OECD-partnered international digital services project (G7-announced) and the Charities IT Modernization (CHAMP) initiative — and delivered both from red/yellow status to green, on time and under budget. ● Built a project management office and operations division from the ground up — hired 12 staff in under one year, established governance and reporting frameworks, and advanced both projects through complex multi-gate approval processes while overseeing a combined team of 40 and project budgets of up to $40M. ● Led both projects through significant internal and external stakeholder resistance to successful launch — the CHAMP team was subsequently recognized with an Assistant Commissioner's Award of Merit for results delivered under this leadership. ● Developed a strategic plan to expand the Project Oversight Division's portfolio — identifying candidate projects across the branch, mapping potential overlaps, and quantifying cost-saving opportunities for senior leadership consideration.

● Served as a senior operational leader within the Office of the Commissioner at Canada's second-largest federal institution — running the strategic advice, issues management, and coordination functions that kept the Commissioner's Office effective and accountable. ● Co-chaired the Agency-wide Issues Management Network; held primary accountability for the Commissioner's highest-profile, most politically sensitive service delivery files — including Disability Tax Credit, Canada Child Benefit, and international tax evasion. ● Served as the Agency's task team lead for the Commissioner's role as Vice-Chair of the OECD Forum on Tax Administration — accountable for international trip preparation, briefing materials, meeting follow-ups, and ensuring the Commissioner's full preparedness for a high-profile multilateral leadership role. ● Led the Agency-wide Service Renewal initiative — a direct response to Ministerial priorities — including the design and launch of CRA's Service Advisory Committee, the establishment of the Chief Service Officer position, and the integration of customer and citizen experience principles into the Agency's operating philosophy. ● Acted as Chief of Staff to the Commissioner for extended multi-month periods — leading a team of seven advisors and ten administrative staff and managing the full operational scope of the Office.

● Led the operational office of the ADM responsible for Canada's post-secondary education funding programs (Canada Student Loans and Grants) — managing a team, driving stakeholder engagement, and ensuring the branch delivered for millions of Canadians, including those in the most underserved communities.