Summary
Brad Stone is a senior IT strategy leader with over 20 years of experience designing and delivering customer-focused technology for higher education across the Church Education System. He blends operational rigor—running large teams, budgets and data governance—with product-minded innovation, creating multi-year roadmaps that balance stability today with exploration of tomorrow’s capabilities. Known for translating business vision into measurable team goals and clear executive options, he has driven major infrastructure wins (large-scale WiFi, virtualization savings, global service centers) and stood up governance and privacy functions. Brad’s background spans engineering, an MBA and a magna cum laude JD, which gives him a rare mix of technical depth, business acumen and legal-savvy for compliance-driven environments. He’s energized by “technology magic” that simplifies the user experience and often starts planning by asking, “What would the customer see?”
10 years of coding experience
31 years of employment as a software developer
Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law, Magna Cum Laude - top 5% of graduating class, Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law, Magna Cum Laude - top 5% of graduating class at Brigham Young University—J. Reuben Clark Law School
Provo High School
Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering w/ Physics minor, Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering w/ Physics minor at Brigham Young University