Adam Jay Harrison (born 1973) is an American defense industry entrepreneur, inventor, and advocate for military acquisition reform.

[10][11] In December 2011, Harrison co–founded the Center for Battlefield Innovation, part of the High Performance Computing Collaboratory at Mississippi State University, to provide a focal point for applying university-based research to problems in defense and public safety.

[12] In 2016, Harrison founded the MD5 National Security Technology Accelerator, a partnership between the United States Department of Defense and several American universities.

[13][14][15] As part of his work at MD5, he promoted the development of dual-use technology startups that address critical national security issues and pioneered the use of hackathon and crowdsourcing approaches to prototype new military capabilities.

In this position, his work has focused on expanding opportunities for startup-derived products to transition to formal Army programs and leveraging soldier insights as a basis for new military capability development.

[28] Harrison is a regular contributor to the War on the Rocks online magazine, writing on topics related to military technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship.