Ryan Adams

Ryan Adams is Chief Executive Officer of the Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network (HOTBHN), based in Waco, Texas. HOTBHN is one of 39 governmental healthcare entities in Texas providing mental health, substance use disorder, intellectual and developmental disability, primary care, and rehabilitative services. With more than 600 employees, the network serves six counties across Central Texas.

Mr. Adams has spent more than 26 years with HOTBHN in leadership and financial management roles. He began in the accounting department, then served as Controller for two years and Chief Financial Officer for more than a decade. He later became Deputy Chief Executive Officer before being appointed CEO in 2024.

As CEO, Mr. Adams guides the network’s strategic goals and priorities. Throughout his tenure, he has helped design and implement initiatives and programs that strengthen services and improve outcomes for the individuals and families HOTBHN serves.

Mr. Adams holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration from Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Texas.

Outside of work, he and his wife, Shelby, have been married for 24 years and have two children, ages 23 and 21.