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Brad Ford

Tax Automation & Innovation Leader

Executive Summary

Brad Ford is a Tax Principal and BDO USA’s Tax Automation & Innovation leader, with 25 years of experience helping multinational companies modernize and scale by redesigning processes, improving data readiness, and applying automation where it makes a measurable difference.

In his current role, Brad focuses on practical transformation: identifying high-value use cases, building scalable solutions, and driving adoption with the right controls and governance. He has supported tax leaders in optimizing tax processes to reduce manual effort and improve the quality and timeliness of provision and compliance.

  • Master of Taxation, University of Texas
  • B.A., Accounting, University of Alabama