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Brad Close

President · National Federation of Independent Business INC

President at National Federation of Independent Business INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 1 other individual we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
3
Roles reported
3
Reported compensation
$1.2M
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

The filed facts are verified from the IRS filings. The biography is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as President of National Federation of Independent Business INC, based in Nashville, TN.
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Received $1.2M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as President of Nfib Small Businees Legal Center, uncompensated.
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Also listed as President of Nfib the Voice of Free Enterprise INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Brad Close is President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), where he serves as the 8th President/CEO and advocates for small business interests nationwide.

Compiled from public web sources (4 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

Real tenure, career, and education — from public web sources, what you need to vet a founder or leader beyond the filing window.

Tenure here
President and CEO since February 2020; 18+ years prior as SVP

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

National Federation of Independent Business INC President · $114.9M revenue · Nashville, TNPLEASE SEE SCHEDULE Opay $771K → $1.2MFiled FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.2Mreported comp
Nfib Small Businees Legal Center President · $1.2M revenue · Nashville, TNTHE NFIB SMALL BUSINESS LEGAL CENTER IS A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION CREATED UNDER THE TENNESSEE NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT. IT IS ORGANIZED…Filed FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Nfib the Voice of Free Enterprise INC President · $777K revenue · Nashville, TNPLEASE SEE SCHEDULE OFiled FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Brad Close

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Brad Close 1 organization · San Bernardino, CASan Bernardino Symphony Association

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

J
Former President · FY2020
$1.3M
D
EVP/Secretary/Parliamentarian · FY2025
$720K
J
SVP · FY2025
$579K
T
SVP/CFO · FY2021
$571K
A
SVP · FY2025
$516K
J
SVP/CFO · FY2025
$490K
R
Field Sales Rep · FY2025
$418K
C
SVP/Asst Secretary · FY2025
$399K
M
VP · FY2025
$379K
T
VP · FY2025
$369K
M
SVP/Asst Secretary · FY2020
$362K
B
VP · FY2025
$349K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org