C-Suite Insights features ADT CEO Naren Gursahaney sharing executive perspectives, with additional related videos available.|James D. DeVries is Chairman of our Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of ADT 00:10:00
James D. DeVries is Chairman of our Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of ADT. Mr. DeVries joined the Company in 2016 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and was appointed as our President in September 2017, CEO in December 2018 and as our Chairman in 2023. Prior to joining ADT, he spent nearly a decade at Allstate Insurance Company, serving as Executive Vice President of Operations as well as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, with responsibility for real estate and administration, human resources, and procurement. Mr. DeVries has also held various executive and management roles at Principal Financial Group, Ameritech, Quaker Oats Company, and Andrew Corporation. Currently, Mr. DeVries serves on the board of directors of ABM, a leading provider of integrated facility services and solutions, and is Lead Director on the board of Amsted Industries Inc., a diversified global manufacturer of industrial components. He is a past board member of the Human Resources Management Association of Chicago, the Chicago Public Library Foundation, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa. Mr. DeVries holds a bachelor’s degree from Trinity International University, a master’s degree from Loyola University, and a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.