Don Alden Adams

Don A. Adams is the current president of the Watch Tower Society, the most important of the Legal instruments of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Born about 1925 in Illinois, U.S., he grew up in a big family. His family originally had connections to the Episcopal church. His mother showed interest in Jehovah's Witnesses from one point and gradually got the children interested. His father, in the beginning, did not show any real interest. Don began as a full time preacher and hence was exempted from any country military service. One younger brother was not exempted. This led to the father involving himself in a legal case for the son against the government. He later also helped other Jehovah's Witnesses. Having become interested partially because of this, he became baptized as a Witness some years thereafter.

Don and two brothers began at the headquarters in New York. He filled various offices in the organization in the following years. Some of the siblings were missionaries and served for a period in Dominican Republic. Among his previous assignments, Don was secretary to Nathan H. Knorr, the society's third president, and directed world missionary activities. He also participated in administrative works and visited places around the world together with his wife.

In late 2000, he was called to be the president of the society after Milton G. Henschel as the first of the presidents after the major organizational changes which took place at that point of time.