Speaker Bio
Bradley Hoover is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at The Texas A&M University System’s campus Texas A&M RELLIS. RELLIS is a collaborative ecosystem built to foster advanced research, technology development, testing and evaluation, higher education, and hands-on career training. He provides leadership for Information Technology (IT) strategy development and implementation throughout the campus, collaborating with both technology and non-technology leaders to ensure RELLIS supports the A&M System's goals. Mr. Hoover was appointed CIO of the then-newly established RELLIS Campus in 2019, where he was charged with the task of transforming the campus into a new, innovative, and educational research campus. The campus hosts several educational institutions within and outside of the A&M System, it is home to 8 state agencies and dozens of government and private industry partners. Today Brad is transforming the campus into an epicenter of innovation that has no equal in the nation through his implementation of an entirely new network as well as an outdoor, private 5G testbed that covers over 700 acres.
Brad has held positions within the A&M System for 20-plus years, joining the organization as a software developer and then progressing within the System from one innovative leadership role to another prior to taking this position at RELLIS. Before devoting his career to the System, he was employed in several IT roles within the retail lumber industry. Brad has earned a B.A. in Computer Science from Texas A&M University, as well as a number of other relevant industry certifications.