Randy V. Bradley

Biography

Dr. Randy V. Bradley is Dean of the Jack C. Massey College of Business and Professor of Supply Chain Management and Information Systems at Belmont University. Dr. Bradley is an accomplished scholar, consultant and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Q-Leap Health, Inc., Founder and Principal Owner of RV Bradley, LLC and co-founder of the Consortium on Disparities in Urologic Conditions. He is also Executive Vice President for Digital Transformation in Life Sciences at Bio Supply Management Alliance (BSMA), and he serves on several national and international boards of Directors, advisory Boards and Councils.

Dr. Bradley is a preeminent global thought leader and highly sought-after speaker for professional and corporate conferences and events. He holds a Ph.D. in Management of Information Technology (IT) and Innovation, an M.S. in Management Information Systems and a B.S. in Computer Engineering, all from Auburn University. As a supply chain and IT strategist, he offers keen insights and practical guidance on leveraging emerging technologies, digital transformation, supply chain digitalization and the strategic application of analytics, with a focus on the healthcare and life sciences sectors. As a prolific researcher, Dr. Bradley has published more than 100 articles, book chapters, columns and proceedings of national and international practitioner and academic meetings and conferences, including prominent journals such as Production and Operations Management, Journal of Management Information Systems, Decision Sciences Journal, the Journal of Business Logistics and MIS Quarterly Executive, among others.

Dr. Bradley has over 25 years of industry experience, and his business background includes IT and management consulting, supply chain digitalization, digital transformation initiatives, IT, supply chain, and analytics strategy design, digital supply chain roadmapping, IT outsourcing transitions, and large-scale systems evaluation, selection and integration projects. He has consulted for and advised federal, state and multinational organizations and companies domestically and internationally. Numerous practitioner outlets have chronicled Dr. Bradley’s insights, including Bloomberg Law, Thrive Global, Business Wire, MarketWatch, SciTechDaily, SupplyChain247, PR Newswire, Supply Chain Dive, DC Velocity, MHI Solutions, Healthcare Purchasing News, Supply Chain Quarterly and HealthPRO News, among others. He is a DC Velocity Rainmaker – a supply chain professional whose achievements and impact set him apart from the crowd the recipient – the first individual recipient of the Bellwether League’s Dean S. Ammer award for Healthcare Supply Chain Performance Excellence, a PhD Project Hall of Fame inductee and the recipient of numerous teaching and service awards.