We are proud to announce Ike Brady as an Ally Advisor!

Ike is a retired human resource executive who worked for over 30 years for several Fortune 100 companies including AT&T, Kraft General Foods, Altria, and Payless ShoeSource. During his tenure with these various organizations, he served in leadership positions focused on employee relations, labor relations, staffing, finance, merger/acquisitions, and human relations. Ike’s corporate experience provided international responsibilities in the United States, Mexico, Asia, Canada, and South America. His success was based on emphasizing to individuals, and to companies, the intrinsic value of being mutually engaged in personal goals and Company expectations versus merely complying with policies, laws, and financial targets. This led to satisfied employees and corporate social responsibility. At each stop in cities during his career, Ike was involved in charitable organizations such as NAACP, Urban League, and the YMCA. He continues his community service working with the University of Kansas in retirement.

Ike was born and raised in the Midwest US where he was a classmate and friend of I. Murphy Lewis. He has a bachelor's degree from Southwestern University in Kansas and a master's degree from Rockhurst University in Missouri as well as a certification in Labor Relations from Michigan State University.