Edward Brady

Ed Brady, NAHB’s 2016 Chairman of the Board, is a second-generation home builder from Bloomington, Ill. Brady is president of Brady Homes Illinois, a small single-family building and development company founded by his father, William Brady Sr. Brady has been active in the NAHB leadership structure at the local, state and national levels throughout his career. He has served on the NAHB Board of Directors and has been a member of the NAHB executive board since 2005. He has also held seats on the federal government affairs and the budget and finance committees. Brady has been a trustee of BUILD-PAC, NAHB’s political action committee, and served as its chairman in 2008.

Actively involved in his community, Brady has served as a director for the YMCA of Bloomington-Normal, Habitat for Humanity of Illinois, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters of McLean County. He worked on the Bloomington Planning Commission and serves on the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago and the Jack Kemp Foundation. He is also a member of the Bipartisan Policy Center Housing Commission.