Author

Books by Bradford D. Smart

Bradford D. Smart is an industrial psychologist and executive coach who has advised hundreds of CEOs and conducted thousands of executive assessments over a four-decade career. He is the founder of Smart & Associates and the creator of the Topgrading methodology, which has been adopted by companies including General Electric, Lincoln Financial, and American Standard. His son Geoff Smart co-founded the consulting firm ghSMART and co-authored Who: The A Method for Hiring, which adapts the Topgrading framework for broader management use. Bradford Smart holds a PhD in psychology from Purdue University.