Adam J. Foss is a strong advocate for criminal justice reform and the importance of the role of the prosecutor in ending mass incarceration. His philosophy is that the profession of prosecution is ripe for reinvention requiring better incentives and more measurable metrics for success beyond, simply, cases won. As a sought after speaker on criminal justice reform, he highlights that prosecutors need better training to view each case through a lens of cultural competency, integrity, compassion and concern for the safety of the public, well-being of the victim and the betterment of the person charged with the crime. Adam co-founded the Roxbury CHOICE program, which aims to turn probation from a punitive sentence into a beneficial relationship with the court, the probation department, and the District Attorneys Office. He also founded the SCDAO Reading Program, to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school students. Among his long list of accolades, Adam has been honored with The Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Excellence in the Law Up-and-Coming Lawyer Award and The National Law Journal Up-and-Coming Lawyer Award. Governor Deval Patrick appointed Adam to his administrations Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, a position which he has held for two years and counting. Adam was a panelist at the national MacArthur Foundation Models for Change Conference in Washington, DC speaking about juvenile justice reform. He has spoken at TED, Google Zeitgeist, Summit Series and The Atlantics Race and Justice Summit. In both his professional and personal lives, Adam dedicates much of his time to the community he works in. As much time as he spends in the courtroom, he also spends visiting schools, community meetings and speaking engagements to hear what his community needs from their local law enforcement..

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