Bradley joined the International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP) in August 2007.
Prior to taking this position, he obtained a First Class B.A. Honors degree in Criminology at Lancaster University and completed an M. Phil at the University of Cambridge in Research Methods and Criminology.
After finishing his study, he worked for just under three years at the Institute for Criminal Policy Research, London, researching illicit drug use and drug markets, and is a published author in this field. He left the institute to travel the world for a year.
Before joining ICAP, Bradley worked in local government, firstly as a crime analyst and then as a corporate policy officer. His work portfolio included project management of an Advisory Commission on licensing a large casino in London; developing policy tools for partnership work as well as writing and analyzing policy.