Brad Vetter Email Address

Managing Director

Academic Partnerships helps university partners develop, market, optimize, and grow their online presence by supporting the conversion of quality on-campus programs to engaging online formats, attracting and enrolling qualified students, and providing ongoing support to retain students through graduation.

Brad is a General Manager with a successful track record of building businesses.- Private Equity – Headed business units for Private Equity portfolio companies.- General Manager – P&L to 400MM at Zones, Inc., an IR 100 Company.- International – Worked and lived in the EU, USA and Asia.- Industries – Online Education, B2C & B2B Ecommerce, Electronics, Travel, Hospitality, Automotive…- Dual Citizenship - US & Irish - full work authority in the USA and any EU country.- Startup Experience – VP of Business Development for a Venture Capital funded startup.He has worked internationally, starting in the late 90’s working on Dell.com, eventually working in London and Tokyo developing the ecommerce operations in those regions. Since then, he has worked internationally in and for a variety of industries including hospitality, travel, services, automotive, apparel, education and electronics.He has a MBA from the University of California, Berkeley and a BBA from the University of Texas at Austin. People - He starts by surrounding himself with the right people. He builds high-performing teams by finding and developing people who are both smart and motivated. Execution - Insures execution of the plan; rolling his sleeves up and giving the teams what they need to succeed. Not just doing it right, but doing the right things.He is also currently enrolled as a Post Baccalaureate candidate at Oregon State University studying for a B.A., German Studies on evenings and weekends in their online degree program. And is a registered resident of Berlin, Germany.Specialties: Building Digital Businesses, General Management, Marketing, Private Equity, Operations, Venture Capital, Ecommerce, Global Commerce, Entrepreneurship, Business Development.