Executive Staff Biography
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Phillip D. Brady |
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Phillip D. Brady was appointed president of the National Automobile Dealers Association in June 2001. Brady directs a staff of almost 350 employees, who carry out the activities of the association in government and industry relations, education and dealership operations, public affairs and dealer retirement and insurance programs.
Prior to joining NADA, he served five years as the vice president and general counsel for the American Automobile Manufacturers Association, the then trade association for Chrysler, Ford and General Motors.
During the Bush Administration, Brady served in The White House as assistant to the president and staff secretary from 1991-1993, and in the U.S. Department of Transportation as general counsel from 1989-1991. During the Reagan Administration, he served in The White House as deputy counsel to the president from 1988-1989 and as deputy assistant to the vice president from 1985-1988. Prior governmental service also includes appointments in the U.S. Department of Justice and with the U.S. Congress.
His board memberships include the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Management Advisory Council, the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation, Northwood University, University of Notre Dame Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace, American Highway Users Alliance, and the Automotive Hall of Fame, which named him the “Industry Leader of the Year” in 2007.
Brady, a cum laude graduate of both the University of Notre Dame and Loyola University School of Law, practiced law in California before coming to Washington, D.C. He currently resides in Alexandria, Va., with his wife Katie and their three children.