Brad Olson  |  President & CEO
Olson Research Associates, Inc.
PO Box 16
Woodbine, MD 21797
btolson@olsonresearch.com

Brad Olson is the President and CEO of Olson Research Associates, Inc., a firm that has specialized in bank financial modeling and education for over 50 years. Since joining the firm in 1989, Brad has guided the company’s evolution from custom A/L modeling software to its current web-based product, A/L BENCHMARKS. During his tenure, he has helped design four generations of financial modeling tools, including the highly interactive simulation BANKdynamics.

Brad received his BS in Computer Science from East Carolina University and his MBA from Johns Hopkins University. On a day-to-day basis, he works directly with community bank ALCOs, executives, and directors to help them measure and monitor interest rate risk (IRR). He has developed both in-person and online workshops used for large-bank training and examiner education programs.

He is a regular instructor at the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC), the ABA Stonier Banking School, and the Texas Tech School of Banking. Additionally, he works directly with new bank examiners at the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) Bank Financial Analysis School.