Brad Hardin

Brad Hardin, President of Diode Ventures

Brad Hardin is the President of Diode Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of Black & Veatch that provides turnkey, end-to-end solutions for industrial, commercial and technology interests, including data centers and green energy solutions.12346

Hardin created Diode Ventures in 2017 while serving as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Black & Veatch.13 He saw an opportunity to leverage Black & Veatch's deep knowledge base and 100+ years of success in a new way by thinking about risk differently and using that experience as a platform.1

Hardin has over 20 years of experience in the industry and previously held roles such as24:

• EVP and Chief Technology Officer at Black & Veatch
• CTO at Leidos Engineering
• National Vice President of Technology at Balfour Beatty Construction
• Director of Operations at Virtual Construct Lab
• BIM Director at McCownGordon Construction
• Project Architect at Crawford Architects and Hollis + Miller Architects

He is an entrepreneur, author, teacher, and learner who is passionate about technology, innovation, and sustainability.25 Under his leadership, Diode Ventures has grown from 2 to 17 professionals in just 3 years.1

Hardin attributes Diode's success to radical transparency in conversations with clients and within the team.1 The company's mission is to streamline asset development by providing turnkey infrastructure solutions, with a vision to become trusted development partners in sustainable and critical infrastructure.3