Brad is the founding CEO of P33 where he is leading the nonprofit organization to drive global technology leadership for Chicago and inclusive economic growth for all. He brings twenty-plus years of professional experience and brings a deep understanding of how to unlock economic opportunities that benefit businesses and individuals to P33’s efforts.
Originally from southern Ohio, he received a scholarship to attend the University of Chicago. Brad joined from Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he was senior partner and managing director in the Chicago office. Brad joined BCG as a summer associate in 2000, and quickly rose through the ranks to spend 2006 in the Mumbai, India office as part of the BCG Ambassador Program and later lead BCG’s North American Operations Practice.
Brad is an active leader in the Chicago community, serving on the board of trustees for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Interfaith America. He was a BCG Bruce Henderson Institute (BHI) Fellow and is a member of the World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders program.
Brad serves as on the Board of Directors of UMB Financial (ticker: UMBF) and the Southern Company Gas Board (ticker: SO). He is an active supporter of higher education in the Midwest, where he serves on the President’s Advisory Council for the University of Illinois, the Advisory Board for the College of Computing at Illinois Tech, the Board of Governors of Rush University and the Board of Rush University Medical Center.
A Rhodes Scholar, Brad has earned multiple degrees with distinction, including a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Honors (1997-2001) and Master of Arts in Social Science from the University of Chicago (2000-2001), a Master of Science in Economic and Social History from University of Oxford Balliol College (2001-2002).
