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Eddy Adams is a public policy adviser, consultant and writer. Based in York and Glasgow, he works as an independent consultant but also assembles and leads teams for specific assignments. He has a background in economic development, urban regeneration, enterprise, skills, learning and inclusion.

As an experienced facilitator, strategy developer and creative problem solver he has worked with a wide range of clients in the public, private and voluntary sectors. These have included the European Commission, the Scottish Government, The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the Prince's Trust and architects bptw. He is also an experienced evaluator where his clients have included Scottish Enterprise, the Department for Work and Pensions, Berlin Senate and Glasgow City Council.

He has a particular interest in labour market transitions for disadvantaged groups. He chaired the Scottish Government workstream review of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) and has worked extensively around youth labour market issues. He has also led projects focussing on other disadvantaged labour market groups including migrants and offenders.

Eddy has worked in a number of EU member states and is comfortable working in transnational settings. He can work in several European languages and is a Thematic Expert to the EU Urbact Programme which is focussed on urban development. There, his experience includes supporting Rotterdam and ten other cities to improve youth employability and entrepreneurship. He is also a core team member designing and delivering the Urbact Summer University being held in Cracow in August 2011. Eddy is involved in the ESF transnational learning networks as the external evaluator of the IMPART network - focusing on migrant employment - and as an expert reviewer on youth entrepreneurship for the ENYE network.