Brad Hackley

Brad Hackley is an experienced marketing and data strategy professional with a focus on performance marketing and SEO. Currently serving as a Pro Bono Performance Marketing & SEO Consultant at Taproot Foundation since October 2025, Hackley offers SEO and Google Ads guidance to non-profits. Prior roles include Paid Media & Technical SEO Strategist at Screaming Circuits, where expertise in Google and Microsoft Ads and AI-driven SERP models was developed. Hackley's freelance consulting experience spans SEO strategy and business analysis, complemented by roles at Legacy Health, Rain the Growth Agency, E-Poll Market Research, and GfK, where significant contributions were made to data strategy and business development. Hackley holds a PhD in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Claremont Graduate University, as well as an MA and BA from Cleveland State University.