Bradley leverages his more than twenty years of experience in the public and private sectors to demonstrate the value of government contractors with government stakeholders. He leads the Council’s advocacy and federal agency activities relating to the federal marketplace, including federal contracting policy and market opportunities. Additionally, he promotes U.S. engineering industry policies, priorities, and market opportunities in the international sector, working with Congress and international agencies as well as educating ACEC member firms about global affairs impacting U.S. engineering interests.
Bradley was the Vice President for Civilian Agencies at the Professional Services Council (PSC), an association of over 400 government contractors representing the diverse technology and professional services industry. He led the association’s policy and programming for federal civilian departments with a particular focus on the Departments of Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, as well as Energy and Natural Resources. He has led and coordinated numerous federal acquisition training programs in a “Reverse Industry Day” format where industry shares acquisition lifecycle perspectives on topics such as the company bid/no bid decision, performance incentives, how industry interprets solicitation requirements, innovation and contract administration post award. In recent years, Bradley gained additional experience working across a broad portfolio of civilian agencies providing strategic business consulting to companies seeking to grow in the federal market.
In the federal government, Bradley advised the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security on matters related to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) management lines of business. He also previously served as Deputy White House Liaison at DHS, where he recruited candidates for political appointment, worked within the interagency to communicate policy issues, strategic messages, grant announcements, and the implementation of Homeland and National Security Presidential Directives. Bradley also served at the U.S. Department of Justice and in various positions in state government in Ohio.
He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. He continues to mentor undergraduate students participating in The Ohio State University, John Glenn College of Public Affairs Washington Area Internship Program. Bradley is a member of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA).
Fun Fact: Bradley was drum major of his high school marching band and enjoys road cycling including 100-mile organized rides.