Adam Burgess

Born to a Sculpture Professor and a Television Dancer for Ready Steady Go in the East End of London, Adam Burgess and his family moved to California in 1980. It was here where he learned a deep respect for natural settings and open space. He has traveled extensively throughout his career. He holds a BA in Psychology from University of California at San Diego and a Masters of Arts in Documentary Film Production from Stanford University. Director and Producer Adam Burgess has 15 years of experience in the entertainment and television industry. He is the creator and producer of "Odyssey: Driving Around the World", a television series for National Geographic that follows the adventures on a 1 1/2 year journey around the world. He has recently finished producing three new television series titled, "Trabant Trek", "Wreck Trek" and "Party Chasers" and is developing a series involving injured veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars titled "Redeployed". Adam has produced over 70 episodes of lifestyles, reality TV and sports programming for television which has been distributed to over 150 countries worldwide with audiences of over 100 million households. He is also an experienced off-road expedition driver with over 50 countries and 50,000 miles of international driving experience. His work with production and expedition driving has established respected sponsorship relations with over 60 corporations and organizations worldwide. Adam also has extensive experience working with advertising agencies, corporate sponsors, and Fortune 1000 clients in creating and producing exciting advertising campaigns. Hobbies: In his past time he enjoys travelling, playing music, building and is currently restoring a 1964 Triumph TR3. Specialties: Television and Media content creation/production/post production. Producing driving sports, reality, travel and off road driving expeditions.