Brad Barrett
Brad is a risk management professional with over 15 years of experience in auditing and consulting. He is a leader in Grant Thornton's Strategic Assurance and SOC Services practice in the Central region, including System and Organization Control (SOC) reporting, compliance attestations, HITRUST assessments and HIPAA reviews. He is GT's National HITRUST Services Leader and is a member of HITRUST’s Authorized External Assessor’s Council. His expertise is primarily in the healthcare and technology industries.
Throughout his career, Brad has directed hundreds of assurance or consulting projects identifying and evaluating financial, operational, regulatory, and technology risks and the effectiveness of process and information system controls in mitigating risks.
He specializes in SOC and other assurance engagements, including building relationships with client leadership teams, performing accurate scoping efforts, completing risk assessments, aligning existing controls with regulatory requirements, selecting the most appropriate and applicable controls, optimization the effectiveness of the controls performed, testing, and the evaluating each organization’s compliance with their unique requirements.