For his entire career, Mike Adkinson has been a communicator and a connector.

Even during three tours of duty in Vietnam, where he commanded a gunship unit, served as a  platoon leader, and logged over 2,400 combat flying hours.  Enlisting as a Private, he would eventually become a commissioned officer, working directly with accomplished military leaders such as Colin Powell and Gary E. Luck. Adkinson was the youngest person in the U.S. Army since World War II to make the rank of Lt. Colonel.

His experience motivating and educating troops in combat has benefitted him as a publisher and as an entrepreneur.

After retiring from the Army, Adkinson would become publisher of Jaye Communications, the first company to develop technology publications and directories focused on the Southeastern computer industry. 

In 1998 Adkinson founded TechLINKS.  TechLINKS has served the facilitate interaction of buyers and sellers of IT services in the Atlanta technology community for 14 years.

For the last five years TechLINKS has served as the event manager for the Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA) CIO of the Year Awards annual program.

Adkinson was educated at  Columbia University, the U.S. Army Command & General Staff College and Auburn University.  He lives in Atlanta and enjoys travel throughout the southeast and takes pride in being conversant about the best places to eat.