Summary
Brad Messner is a Clinical Assistant Professor and entrepreneur with eight years of focused higher-education experience and two decades of technology and operations leadership across travel, finance, and cybersecurity domains. He has designed and taught over thirty courses in computer science, cybersecurity, data science, and information systems, translates complex technical topics for non-technical audiences, and is a national speaker on tax and security matters. A 2022 NSA NCAE-C PhD scholarship recipient, his research blends blockchain, machine learning, and financial systems—currently exploring blockchain security for fintech, ML-driven tax relief for small businesses, sustainable housing via blockchain, and ML stock forecasting. He founded Financial Guardians and co-founded InCite while maintaining an active role in a family tax practice, demonstrating an uncommon combination of academic rigor, industry product delivery, and hands-on tax practice. Based in Pennsylvania, he pairs practical systems-building experience (from .NET/PHP development and automation to enterprise deployments) with a passion for continually improving processes and translating research into actionable solutions.
8 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate Faith and Finance, Certificate Faith and Finance at Boston University
Diploma, Diploma at Hempfield Area High School
Grove City College
Certificate Blockchain Architecture, Certificate Blockchain Architecture at Blockchain Training Alliance
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Dual BS Information Science, Dual BS Information Science at University of Pittsburgh
Certificate Hospitality and Tourism Management, Certificate Hospitality and Tourism Management at Florida Atlantic University
English, French