National Bar Association

Wiley S. Adams of Chicago, Illinois, is the 82nd President of the National Bar Association (“NBA”) and will lead the NBA during its Centennial Bar Year. He retired as the Chief Legal Officer of PGIM, Inc., one of the ten largest asset management businesses in the world, leading a team of approximately 80 lawyers around the world. Prior to going inhouse, Wiley was an associate at Sidley representing banks and other financial institutions in a variety of investments. Wiley spent the summer after his first year of law school clerking for Judge Luther M. Swygert on the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.

Wiley received (i) an AB from Augustana College where he completed four majors in four years in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics and Political Science and (ii) a JD from the University of Wisconsin Law School. He was authorized to practice in the States of Illinois, New Jersey and Wisconsin and is a member of several bar associations and not-for-profit boards. Over the years, he has personally positively impacted hundreds of lawyers and students and his work continues to this day. He uses his calm, low-key demeanor and persuasive logic to keep everyone on track, focused and moving forward.