Tom Adams is a director with Raffa PC, a consulting and finance services company. Adams has focused his writing, learning, and consulting for two decades on nonprofit executive transition and succession, contributing greatly to the development of nonprofit practice related to executive transitions, succession, and sustainability planning. He is author of The Nonprofit Leadership Transition and Development Guide: Proven Paths for Leaders and Organizations (Jossey-Bass, 2010). Other writings may be found at www.raffa.com/newsandresources/publications.