Brad Cole
Chief Growth Officer
As Steampunk’s Chief Growth Officer, Brad Cole brings more than 30 years of technology and services business development leadership in the public sector to Steampunk’s Growth Operations, partnering with Steampunk’s client-focused Sales teams to fuel the company’s hyper growth. Since Steampunk’s founding in 2019, Brad has established and managed Steampunk’s innovative, design-driven technical pre-sales, strategic capture, and competitive opportunity capability. Aligned with Steampunk’s reputation as a disruptor in the federal IT industry, Brad’s team and their approach are true differentiators for the company’s go-to-market strategy, with results that speak for themselves.
Prior to Steampunk, Brad served as Managing Director for Accenture Federal Services where he led sales and business development for the Safety and Citizen Services Portfolio, a $1B segment of AFS. He came to AFS by way of the acquisition of Agilex Technologies, where he served as Vice President for the Justice and Homeland Security Sector. In this role, Brad helped fuel Agilex’ rapid growth from startup to mid-tier player in the industry and helped lead a successful acquisition and transition of Agilex into Accenture Federal Services in 2015.
Brad has been active in the Federal community with organizations like ACT/IAC, AFCEA and HSDBC, and was the first Lion’s Den (Mid-tier) Chair and was the Large Business Mentor Chair for the Government Technology and Services Coalition (GTSC). Brad also served on the Board for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Washington, DC from 2016 through 2022, including as Board Chair from 2021-2022.
Brad earned a Bachelor’s Degree from James Madison University (Go Dukes!) and an MBA from the University of Maryland. He spends a lot of his time outside of work enjoying the outdoors with his wife Erin in Florida, and with his two daughters who both attend the University of Florida (Go Gators!)
What musician, album, or song best describes what working at Steampunk means to you?
The Beastie Boys altered the direction of popular music at least three times. From License to Ill, which was the first rap album to hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts – to Paul’s Boutique, which was a pioneering breakthrough in sampling that helped kick off the golden age of rap in the early 90’s – and finally Ill Communication, their third, which blended hip–hop and rock to set the path for another decade of creativity. The Beastie Boys Set the Pace for multiple generations in their craft, and they also found passion for social causes that left a mark on entire cultures. In music legend Chuck D’s words, “There’s no adequate measure for the impact the Beastie Boys had.” That’s an awesome way to be remembered.
