Adam Burk

Adam Burk is executive director and curator of TEDx Dirigo, a platform to celebrate innovation and creativity in Maine. Through the TED Talk format, TEDxDirigo inspires people across the state and across the globe by giving Maine’s brightest change makers opportunities to share their ideas worth spreading. Adam’s leadership, outreach, and organizing skills have nurtured TEDxDirigo’s rapid growth since its launch in 2010.

Adam is a cultural architect, designing spaces like TEDxDirigo that raise the ambient level of virtue and resilience. He has a diverse background, all dedicated to living well in our places and with each other. He initiated the first sustainability initiatives for social service agencies in Maine, developed a restorative justice program for homeless youth, guided the formation of Farm to School programs at a dozen schools in Southern Maine, and leads wilderness trips as a registered Maine Guide.