David Brady is the Bowen H. and Janice Arthur McCoy (chaired) Professor of Political Science and Leadership Values at Stanford University.
After injuring his hand in an industrial accident, he enrolled at Western Illinois University, graduating in 1963.
[4] Brady's other institutional appointments have included Vice Provost for Distance Learning and the Chairmanship of the university's Committee on Undergraduate Studies.
[3] Brady is a leading on expert on issues of equality and political effectiveness; that is: when political systems and organizations work better or worse, and has written or co-written numerous articles and books on these topics, including: Leadership and Growth (World Bank Publications, 2010) coedited with Michael Spence, Revolving Gridlock: Politics and Policy from Carter to Bush II (Westview Press, 2006), and Red and Blue Nation?
[7] A Transformation of American Politics, 1936–2016[3] The Rule of Law in South Korea[3] Leadership and Growth[3] Red and Blue Nation?