David Brady is the Director of the Office of Export and Secure Research Compliance at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). David is the university's Empowered Official and is responsible for ensuring university-wide export and trade sanctions compliance in both classified and unclassified research at the university. He has also served as Virginia Tech's senior contract negotiator for the Office of Sponsored Programs. David is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, a former Navy nuclear propulsion engineer and consultant to DARPA on advanced submarine technologies. He is the past chair of the Association of University Export Control Officers (AUECO).