John R. Bradford, III

John R. Bradford, III, is an initiate of the Zeta Alpha Chapter at Clemson University, where he served as vice archon, archon and vice president of Order of Omega. During his senior year, he represented his chapter on the Council of Archons and was honored as Clemson's Greek Man of the Year. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural engineering from Clemson University and an Executive MBA from the University of Memphis, where he spent two years as the university's mascot, "Pouncer" the Tiger. 

In 2013, Bradford joined the Pi Kappa Phi Properties Board of Directors and currently serves as vice president of the Property Management Committee. He is also a member of the Nu Phi Society and a Pi Alpha. In 2024, he rode in Gear Up Florida alongside his son, Jack Bradford, Tau (NC State), becoming the Fraternity's first father-son team to complete the ride together. Bradford has been elected to public office six times, serving two terms as Cornelius town commissioner and four terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives. During his legislative tenure, he held several key leadership roles, including senior chairman of the House Finance Committee, majority deputy whip and freshman majority whip. 

An entrepreneur, Bradford is the founder and CEO of Park Avenue Properties and PetScreening. After selling Park Avenue Properties in 2020, he focused on scaling PetScreening into a nationally recognized, industry-leading pet policy management platform for the rental housing sector. Under his leadership, PetScreening has been named by Inc. Magazine as one of America's 5,000 fastest-growing private companies for four consecutive years. Bradford married his high school sweetheart, Shea, and they have four children.