Bradford Smith

Career Services Director

As the Director of Career Services, Bradford is responsible for scaling and growing Career Services to ensure that all fellows at Break Through Tech get access to high quality career readiness programming. Bradford also focuses on generating relationships with companies interested in hiring Break Through Tech fellows–connecting our fellows with relevant industry partners. 

With a background in recruiting and technical Career Services, Bradford has built large scale teams delivering Career Services at the national level, serving many thousands of students every year. Through development of standardized, high quality curriculum while leading teams of impactful career counselors, Brad has helped ensure equitable employment for underrepresented students for over six years across the country. 

Bradford is passionate about making sure that the hidden rules of hiring that companies tend to obfuscate are accessible to everyone to ensure that every fellow has an equitable chance of finding meaningful employment.