Brad Beard

Brad Beard currently serves as the Chief Operations Officer at Orano, beginning in October 2023. Prior to this role, Beard held various senior leadership positions at Smart Wires Inc., including SVP of Supply Chain and SVP of Manufacturing, contributing to innovative power flow control technologies. Beard's experience also includes serving as Vice President of Manufacturing at Global Nuclear Fuel and Plant Manager at GE Healthcare and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, overseeing critical manufacturing operations for healthcare and nuclear components. Earlier career roles at GNF, LLC encompassed management of manufacturing operations, maintenance, process engineering, and quality assurance within the nuclear fuel industry. Brad Beard holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University, earned between 1994 and 1999.