Center for Online Investigative Research

Krista Bradford leads Bradford Executive Research. She founded the company in 1997 bringing two decades of investigative journalism experience to BER's competitive intelligence practice. She is a three-time Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter, having held positions with WNBC and WWOR TV in metropolitan New York as well as with television stations in Boston, Denver, Los Angeles and St. Louis. She is a former national news correspondent for "The Reporters" on Fox Television and senior correspondent for the nationally syndicated "Now It Can Be Told" series. Her experience has made her a master researcher, investigator, and interviewer, which serves her well as she evaluates truth and talent in the executive suite as well as in the development labs of some of the world’s largest technology companies.

Ms. Bradford has written extensively in the areas of both human resources and competitive intelligence. Memberships include: Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP), The Executive Search Roundtable, Investigative Reporters and Editors Association (IRE) and the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) She studied at Harvard and Columbia University.