About Adrian
Adrian K. Collins has spent more than thirty years where service, policy, and execution meet. He began in the United States Army in Military Intelligence. He held a Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information access. He is a proud Prairie View A&M University alum, where he studied Political Science and Government. Later, he returned as Deputy Special Assistant to the President for Governmental Relations. His public service roots run deep in Texas. He ran district and legislative operations for State Senator Rodney Ellis and State Representative Scott Hochberg.
Adrian then spent 8 years as a Presidential Appointee in the Obama Administration. He led advance and logistics for President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. He also served First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden. He carried that expertise into senior roles at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. In the private sector, he directed billion dollar national expansions. Today, he is founder and CEO of Collinnova. He advises CEOs, boards, and senior executives on infrastructure and major project execution. Above all, Adrian credits his family as the foundation of everything he has built.
“Leadership is not a title. It is what you do when the mission depends on you.”
Keynotes
Speaking Topics
From Where I Started: Turning a Hard Beginning into a Seat at the Table
Adrian grew up without the connections or safety net most people assume you need to get ahead. He shares how a hard start became the edge that got him into rooms others spend careers trying to enter.
How I Use AI to Run My Business, and How You Can Too
This is not theory. Adrian walks through exactly how he uses AI every day to move deals, sharpen decisions, and do the work of a much larger team.
Tomorrow's Workforce: Be Ready
The shape of work is changing faster than most leaders are planning for. Adrian breaks down what is actually coming, what is noise, and how to get your people ready before the shift hits.
Entrepreneurship - Built Through Pressure
Adrian has built and scaled through real pressure, where the wrong call costs everything. He shares the decisions, the misses, and the discipline behind staying in the game.
Book Adrian to Speak
Bring battle-tested insights from military intelligence, the White House, and corporate boardrooms to your next event. Adrian delivers high-impact sessions tailored for leadership, government, and infrastructure audiences.
A Life of Service
United States Army
Military Intelligence.
Texas Legislature
Public Service Roots.
Prairie View A&M University
Governmental Affairs Policy.
The White House
Presidential Advance.
U.S. EPA
Logistics Operations.
U.S. Department of Energy
Administrative Operations.
HCSCC (NRG Park)
Innovation and Growth.
Natura PCR
Sustainability Scaled.
Collinnova
Executive Team.
United States Army
Military Intelligence
U.S. Dept of Energy
Administrative Operations.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Logistic Operations.
The White House
Presidential Advance.
Prairie View A&M University
Governmental Affairs Policy.
Texas Legislature
Public Service Roots.
Family
The Foundation of Service.
A Life of Service