Bradley (Brad) Grams

Bradley (Brad) Grams is focused on cross-governmental environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) policy development within the infrastructure space, with a career crossing the U.S. Departments of Energy and Transportation, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Brad currently is a Regional Environmental Protection Manager in the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s Great Lakes Region, where they are responsible for climate, energy, environment, sustainability, and ESG and ERM solutions for airports and their partners.

Prior to their current role, they were the Acting Director of Planning at the Environmental Protection Agency, leading the Agency’s strategy, ERM, and evidence and evaluation units. They also held other senior roles at the Agency, including Principal White House Liaison for Environmental Protection Budgeting, and Chief of Staff for Chemical and Waste Risk Management under the inter-governmental Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). Prior to the EPA, they worked at the Department of Energy, leading a team focused on ambient air monitoring in Chicagoland. Outside of their government work, Brad is an Adjunct Lecturer at Northwestern University, teaching on strategy, ESG, ERM, and program evaluation methods, and co-leads the institution’s Affinity Leaders and Learners (ALL) Mentoring Program. They also mentor students pursuing climate, environmental, energy, sustainability, and policy careers at the Clean Energy Leadership Institute, where he was a 2021 Fellow, and The University of Chicago, Princeton University, Harvard University, and Yale University. They hold degrees in Chemistry and Environmental Studies, both from the University of Chicago (AB/SB, 2005), a Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) degree from Northwestern University (2017), and certificates in executive leadership for sustainability (2021/2022) and equitable clean energy development and finance (2023 and 2024) from Harvard University and Yale University, respectively.