Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Adam Steelhammer is a leadership advisor who has a vast amount of experience mentoring at the strategic, operational, team, and individual levels. He has a strong background in leadership development, crisis action planning, leadership in high-stress environments, executive personnel assessment and selection, strategy, coaching and counseling, and developing innovative solutions to complex problems. Adam served in the U.S. Army as an officer for 24 years, primarily in special operations and special missions units. He has been deployed in support of operations worldwide, with more than 14 combat tours; directed operations for 17 classified Presidentially sanctioned National missions.
Adam received the Army’s highly competitive General MacArthur Leadership Award for his outstanding leadership in combat and recognition as the Honor Graduate from the rigorous Ranger Leadership School. Adam brings a mindset of a relentless pursuit of excellence in all that he does. Since departing the military, Adam formed Hammer Forged LLC, to mentor executives on leadership and change during in extrimis periods.
Adam holds a Master’s Degree from the Marine Corps University in Military Science and a Bachelor’s Degree from the United States Military Academy. He spends his free time coaching youth lacrosse. Adam served in the 82d Airborne Division, 75th Ranger Regiment, Asymmetric Warfare Group, Joint Interagency Task Force – National Capital Region and 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment- Delta. He earned three Bronze Stars, six Meritorious Service Medals, as well as a Legion of Merit and Joint Commendation Medal.
