Tom Adler is a founding leader of RSG and continues to guide the firm through influential project work, innovative research, and strategic direction. He has directed hundreds of major initiatives, applying advanced modeling techniques to help organizations make complex planning, policy, and investment decisions. His work spans infrastructure feasibility studies and market strategy engagements for Global 100 companies, equipping clients with insights to support confident, data-driven choices.
Before cofounding RSG, Tom was a professor at Dartmouth College, where he taught courses in consumer choice modeling, operations research, and engineering, and led the graduate program in resource policy. He remains deeply engaged in applied research as a principal investigator and task leader on US Department of Transportation and National Academies studies. Across these efforts, he brings RSG’s hallmark blend of academic rigor and real-world relevance to emerging industry challenges.
Tom enjoys running marathons, skiing, and kayaking. He also values traveling with his wife to visit their three daughters—management consultants based in London, New York, and Boston—and spending time with their growing families.
Education
- PhD, Transportation and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- SM Transportation Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- BS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
