Rex D. Adams

Rex Adams Treasurer of Civic Ventures "served as Dean of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University from 1996 to 2001 and is currently on the faculty as Professor of Business Administration. As Dean he led the Fuqua School to a top five ranking among peer institutions. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Administration for Mobil Corporation, where he worked for 31 years. During his career at Mobil, Adams served in a number of roles in its international operations, including assignments in London, Istanbul, Hamburg, and Tripoli, and in human resources on the corporate staff before assuming the Vice President, Administration role in 1988. Adams serves on the boards of directors for Alleghany Corporation, AMVESCAP P.L.C., Vintage Petroleum Inc., and the Public Broadcasting Service. He is a Trustee of the Vera Institute of Justice and the Committee for Economic Development, and a member of the Corporation of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Formerly a Trustee of Duke University and Virginia Union University, he now serves on Duke University's Board of Visitors of the Fuqua School of Business and the Duke Athletic Advisory Board.“