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Brad began his career at Harris Trust & Savings Bank in Chicago, where he was a commercial lender to middle-market companies in the Midwest.
He went on to form and manage one of the largest communications lending divisions in the country at what is presently Bank of America Dallas. There, Brad was responsible for overseeing the communications lending activities of the parent and all of its affiliate banks, which in his last year comprised over one-half of the bank's U.S. Corporate Banking Group. While leading the media lending group, he was responsible for structuring and agenting what, at the time, was the largest acquisition and credit facility in broadcasting history.
Brad has served as a Director or Advisory Board Member of numerous rapid growth, privately-held companies. In addition, he often acts in an advisory capacity to several nationally-recognized sponsor groups.
Currently, Brad is an Advisory Board member to a family holding company and an independent Director of a Midwest-based mutual fund with nearly $40 billion under management. He is
a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors ("NACD") and the Association for Corporate Growth ("ACG"). Brad also speaks to CEO groups across the country as a "Resource" to TEC ("The Executive Committee"), an international organization for CEOs of middle-market companies. His continuing education has recently included Executive Focus International and the Harvard Business School's Families in Business Program.
Born and raised in suburban Chicago, Brad received his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a specialty in Finance from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and earned his MBA in Finance from DePaul University
in Chicago, Illinois, while working full-time at Harris Trust & Savings Bank. He has been active in banking and corporate finance since 1978.
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