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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.

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

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
Reported as President of National Federation of Independent Business INC, based in Nashville, TN.
Received $1.2M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Also listed as President of Nfib Small Businees Legal Center, uncompensated.
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.

B
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