About
I'm a technology executive with over two decades of experience building and scaling consumer internet platforms. I've led product, engineering, and operations teams at companies ranging from high-growth startups to global public companies serving hundreds of millions of users.
My career has spanned travel, education, and consumer technology. I'm passionate about using product strategy and data-driven decision-making to create platforms that genuinely improve people's lives.
Education
Career
Chief Product Officer
Aura
Leading global product strategy, design, and user experience at the AI-powered online safety company. Responsible for integrating agentic AI capabilities across the platform and identifying growth opportunities across consumer, employer, enterprise, and school channels.
Chief Executive Officer
Spark Networks
Spearheaded the business transformation of a portfolio of social dating apps including Zoosk, EliteSingles, SilverSingles, Christian Mingle, Jdate, and JSwipe. Led a rebuilt executive team through product innovation and category-defining growth.
Chief Operating Officer
Embark Veterinary
Led Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales functions at the leading dog genetics company, helping pet owners understand their dogs' breed, ancestry, and genetic health.
President & Co-CEO
edX
Joined as President & COO, promoted to Co-CEO alongside founder Anant Agarwal. Oversaw day-to-day operations, strategy, and growth of the nonprofit online learning platform founded by Harvard and MIT. Championed accessible education and alternative credentialing.
SVP, Global Product
TripAdvisor
Spent 13 years helping grow TripAdvisor into a global public company with 400 million monthly users across 49 markets and 28 languages, 500 million reviews, and over $1.5 billion in annual revenue. Led worldwide product development, content operations, mobile, and revenue optimization as a member of the executive management team.
Product & Strategy Roles
Amazon, Nordstrom.com, The Parthenon Group
Held product management, senior analyst, and strategy consulting roles across e-commerce and management consulting.
Board & Advisory
Mightier
Board Member 2019WordStream
Board Member 2013 – AcquisitionMITX
Board Member 2010 – 2017Traxo
AdvisorCare.com
AdvisorCurrently Building
Dashed
iOS AppA cocktail recipe keeper for people who keep losing cocktail recipes.
Share a link from any website or Instagram, and Dashed pulls a clean, structured recipe into your private library.
dashedapp.com →In the Media
Aura — Naming the Chief Product and AI Officers
Aura announces the appointment of Adam Medros as Chief Product Officer to lead product strategy and accelerate the company's agentic AI online safety platform. May 2026.
The VentureFizz Podcast, Ep. 42
In-depth conversation on the TripAdvisor hypergrowth years, joining edX, advice on business school, and board experience at WordStream.
CUTalks by CUTEC — edX
Discussion on the future of online education, democratizing access to learning, and edX's mission.
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee (C-SPAN)
Testimony before the Senate on legislation to prohibit "gag clauses" that prevent consumers from posting honest reviews. 2015.
Higher Ed Dive — 3 Questions on Higher Ed's Future
On alternative credentials, lifelong learning, and how edX is reshaping higher education.
Class Central — New Co-CEO for edX
Coverage of the promotion to Co-CEO and the vision for edX's next chapter.
Inside Higher Ed — Sustaining Open Education
On edX's approach to long-term sustainability and the balance between free access and financial viability.