Commencement 2026 Speaker
Stevens is proud to welcome Adam Savage as the speaker for the undergraduate Commencement ceremony. A maker, designer and storyteller, Savage is best known as the former co-host of the Emmy-nominated series MythBusters, which inspired a generation to ask questions, test ideas and embrace failure as part of the creative process.
About Adam Savage
Adam Savage is a maker. He's also a New York Times bestselling author, multiple Emmy-nominated producer/host, highly decorated YouTube creator, an internationally acclaimed science communicator and cosplayer. After more than a decade working in special effects for Industrial Light and Magic/Lucastilm the Matrix films, and most of the major movie studios, he began hosting Discovery Channel's flagship show MythBusters in 2002, producing nearly 300 episodes over 13 years, and played in over 100 countries. In 2009 he started Adam Savage's Tested on YouTube, and has amassed nearly 7 million subscribers to his videos on the finer points of making, film history, props, technology, science and creativity in general. Also a veteran stage performer Adam has toured multiple countries on three continents with stage shows he wrote about the magic of science and engineering. An acclaimed speaker, his TED talks have garnered over 10 million views and he's done keynotes for dozens of Fortune 500 companies and commencement addresses at many universities. Adam has a seat on the boards of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and the Center for Policing Equity, and is an advisor to the California Academy of Sciences. He's written extensively for national publications like Wired Magazine, Popular Mechanics and Make Magazine, and in 2019 he released his book Every Tool is a Hammer: Life is What you Make It, which debuted on the NYT bestseller list. Adam has also been a paperboy, a projectionist, juggler, unicycle rider, sculptor, graphic designer, scenic painter, robot builder, welder, carpenter, machinist, prop maker, modelmaker, toy designer, actor, writer, executive producer and director.