Robert Brady
Education:
B.A., University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 1968
Managing Editor, Notre Dame Observer
J.D., University of Connecticut, West Hartford, CT, 1978
Admitted to the Connecticut Bar, 1978
Career highlights:
United States Army, Staff Sergeant, E-6, 1968-71
Reporter, Hartford Courant, 1972-74
Managing editor, Official Associated Press Almanac, 1973-75
Editor in Chief, Institute for Management, 1974-1977
Founder, CEO, and Editor in Chief, Business and Legal Resources, 1977-2011
Publisher and Editor in Chief, Fortis Business Media, LLC, 2011-2015
Founder and Chair, Brady Family Foundation, 2015-present
Publications:
Publisher and author, Personnel Manager’s Legal Reporter, 1977-1996
Editor in Chief, What to Do About Personnel Problems in [your state], 1985-2015
Editor in Chief, Hr.Blr.com, 2000-2015
Editor in Chief, Employee Compensation in [your state], 1990-2015
Editor in Chief, Compensation.Blr.com, 2003-2015
Contributing editor: OSHA Compliance Advisor, Safety.blr.com, OSHA Compliance Encyclopedia, 7 Minute Trainer, Safety Training Presentation, BLR Safety Booklet series, Environmental Compliance Manager’s Advisor (1980-2015)
Military Service:
United States Army, Staff Sergeant E-6, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, 1968-71, (Stateside service, Washington, DC, low-level analyst/clerk)
Volunteer activities:
Board member, Specialized Information Publishers Association, Washington, DC, 2007-2016
President, Specialized Information Publishers Association, 2013-2014
Board member, Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook, CT 1992-2018
Chief Volunteer Officer, Valley Shore YMCA, Westbrook, CT. 2007-20011
Finance Chair, Madison Congregational Church, Madison, CT, 1993-94
Board member, Oxford Fells Condominium Association, Madison, CT. 2020-present
Hobbies:
Golf, tennis, biking
Solo and group cabaret, shows: I’ve Been: Present Perfect Rhythms, (2017), From Alpha to Omega, A Coronavirus Cabaret (2020), Wonderful, If You Insist (2021), Midwinter Cabaret (2023), Cabaret for ’68: The Giant Years (2023),Seven by Sondheim (2024), An Evening with Kander and Ebb (2025).
