Adrian Friend

Head of Defense, National Security & Public Safety, ESRI

Adrian Friend is the Head of Defence, National Security & Public Safety of Esri UK. Prior to this role, he worked as Senior Customer Success Manager and Strategic Account Manager at Esri UK. Adrian was the trustee of THE PHOENIX TRUST (MILTON). He has also worked in various roles such as ISTAR & Information Superiority Lead at UK Ministry of Defence, Major, Sub Unit Commander and Senior Geospatial Intelligence Officer, Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in HM Forces. Adrian has completed his MSc in geographic information science from UCL, MSc in defense geographic information from the Cranfield University, and his BEng in civil engineering from the Cranfield University.