Adam James Named to Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2025

Adam James, CEO and Partner at Design Collaborative, has been named to Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2025.

Each year, Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly honors the best and brightest residents under 40 making significant differences in Northeast Indiana. This year, more than 200 nominations were submitted.

Adam has been a rising leader at Design Collaborative for more than a decade and has led the successful completion of design projects for clients across the country as a member of the firm’s Workplace and Financial studios. At the beginning of 2025, he assumed the role of CEO, overseeing the architecture and engineering firm’s offices in Fort Wayne, Ind. and Charlotte, N.C.

He is a founding member of Weather the Fort, active member of Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership’s Regional Opportunity Council, board member of Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana and a member of the Riley Children’s Hospital Philanthropy Council. James was also a participant in Greater Fort Wayne Inc.’s Leadership Fort Wayne Class of 2024 and selected to BD+C’s 40 Under 40 class of 2024.