David G. Bradley

Bradley was born in Washington, D.C., and attended the Sidwell Friends School. His parents were devout Christian Scientists. As a youth he rode horses at Meadowbrook Stables, where he also worked as a groom, mucking out pony stalls. David was also a Comanchero at Sky Valley Ranch for Boys in Buena Vista, Colorado. He graduated from Swarthmore College and briefly interned in the White House during the presidency of Richard Nixon. He received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and was also a Fulbright Scholar in the Philippines. Bradley earned a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1983.

Bradley is brother to Barbara Bradley Hagerty, author and NPR religion correspondent.

In addition to publishing, Bradley works with various educational and charitable organizations. He founded the Child Protection Network, the largest system of acute care facilities for abused children in the Philippines. The network now includes emergency centers in over 100 Philippine hospitals. During his Fulbright Scholarship, Bradley taught economics at the University of the City of Manila (Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila).

Bradley is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His board memberships have included the Council on Foreign Relations, Georgetown University, the American University of Beirut, Swarthmore College, New America Foundation, KIPP DC, and the Biden Cancer Initiative.

Politically, Bradley considers himself a centrist. He has contributed to the Democratic and Republican parties. In the 2008 U.S. presidential primaries he donated to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Mitt Romney.