John Bradley

Senior Vice President, Economic Development

John Bradley is a veteran economic development professional with more than 35 years of experience.

He came to TVA in 2002 from the Memphis Regional Chamber of Commerce, where he was senior vice president of economic development. During his tenure at TVA, Bradley has implemented a broad range of new initiatives, including a targeted industrial recruitment program and increased support for community development and existing companies.

These initiatives include the Megasites Certification Program, an innovative approach to attracting large automotive manufacturers and related industries by offering an inventory of certified sites. These megasites have been sold to major companies, including Toyota, Volkswagen, Steel Dynamics, PACCAR, Google, Toyota-Mazda and Ford. The International Economic Development Council presented TVA with the Gold Excellence Award in Economic Development for the Megasites Program.

Bradley also implemented the Investment Credit program, which provides incentives for qualifying existing and new companies in the TVA region based on factors such as their long-term power commitments, capital investments, jobs energy efficiency and power use.

Among his other achievements is TVA being named Top Utility in Economic Development by Site Selection magazine each year since 2006.

Bradley enjoys fishing, boating and being on the water in the Tennessee Valley region.