Ms. Bobby A. Bradley is a native of Huntsville, AL and attended St. Joseph’s Mission School (now Holy Family Catholic School), Butler High School and received her Bachelor of Science in mathematics and chemistry from Vanderbilt University in 1971. Ms. Bradley’s professional career has included employment with Northrop Corporation (1971-1972) as a mathematician, Computer Sciences Corporation (1972-1974) as a computer programmer, and the U.S. Army Missile Command (1974-1989) as an operations research analyst.
Ms. Bradley started Computer Systems Technology (CST) with two associates in 1989, providing computer, engineering and management-related services to the Department of Defense and NASA. The company later expanded services to other federal agencies and performed services in 33 locations across the country including Kings Bay, Georgia; Memphis, Tullahoma, and Nashville, Tennessee; Louisville, Kentucky; Salt Lake City, Utah; Dallas, Texas; and Washington, D.C. In April 2003, CST was acquired by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC).
In April 2004, Ms. Bradley retired from SAIC and is currently a partner in two LLC’s, Lewis Properties and Genesis II. In January 2011, Ms. Bradley co-founded Village of Promise (VoP), a non-profit organization focused on eradicating generational poverty by ensuring that children and adults in an under-resourced neighborhood successfully transition through their education into sustainable careers.
Ms. Bradley has been involved in numerous professional and community organizations. Her community activities have included Board positions with the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce, Madison County United Way, the Federal Reserve Bank Branch Birmingham, Huntsville-Madison County Leadership, Lincoln Village Preservation Corporation, and the Huntsville Land Trust. She has received numerous awards including the Outstanding Achievement Award from Girls, Incorporated, Leadership Award from the Distinguished Young Men of Huntsville, Nominee for the Minority Small Business Person of the Year, and the Eagle Award. In June 1998 she was selected Executive of the Year and in 2020 she received the Distinguished Service Award from the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce. Currently, she holds board positions with the Huntsville Botanical Garden Foundation, Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology Foundation, PeopleTec, Inc, Starfish Holdings, and Village of Promise. She is an active member of First Missionary Baptist Church.