Management Team

From January 1998 to May 2002, Bradford was the President of InterFirst Capital Corporation of Los Angeles, California, a Securities and Exchange Commission registered securities broker/dealer firm. From 1995 – 1998, he served as President of Avacelle, Inc., of Dallas, Texas. Bradford worked for Arco International Oil and Gas Company of Plano, Texas from 1992 to 1995.

Bradford holds a number of securities licenses, including the Series 4 (Options Principal), Series 7 (General Securities License), Series 24 (General Securities Principal), Series 27 (Financial and Operations Principal), Series 53 (Municipal Securities Principal), Series 55 (Equity Trading Principal), and Series 63 (Blue Sky Securities License).

In addition, he currently serves on the Board of Directors for Life Insurance Council.

Bradford obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University in Computer Science and Economics. He later obtained a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Chicago – Graduate School of Business, with a concentration in finance.

Jeff co-founded Sams/Hockaday & Associates in 1981, which grew to more than 30 captive agents and led to the development of New Horizons Insurance Marketing in 1993. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, especially within the Medicare Supplement sector, to his new role as LBIG’s president.

He has also served as Director, Enterprise Risk Management at Security Benefit, and various roles in the areas of valuation, capital management, reinsurance, for annuity, life, and health lines of business.

Professionally, John is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. He serves on an Exam Committee for the Society of Actuaries and on Committees for the American Academy of Actuaries.

He graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management.

Tom holds the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU®) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) designations from The American College of Financial Services, as well as the Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI) designation from LOMA®. He has been working in the life and health insurance industries for more than 30 years.

Tom is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and holds an MBA from University of St. Thomas.

He possesses more than 24 years of experience in the life and health insurance industry, working in all aspects of insurance marketing, operations, technology, and strategic development. Eric has successfully managed the operations and data conversions of over six insurance company acquisitions and led companies in the areas of product development, implementation, lean process improvement, and change management programs.

Professionally, Eric is a Fellow of the Life Management Institute and holds the designations of Insurance Regulatory Compliance Associate, Customer Service Associate, Insurance Agency Administration, and Certified Senior Advisor. He also is a member of the Life Insurance Council operations and technology subcommittees.

Eric graduated from Evangel University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing and Management.

Alex joined the organization in 2008 as a Statutory Accounting Manager and assumed the role of Controller in 2013. In July 2023, he was promoted to Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer. Prior to joining the Liberty Bankers Insurance Group team, Alex worked in various accounting and auditing roles in organizations such as Costco Wholesale, Millers Group, Reliant Insurance, Gencloe Group, and Frontend Solutions.

Alex holds a Bachelors in Accounting from Universidad de Monterrey and a Masters of Business Administration from University of Texas at Arlington.

He has also served as Vice President and Board Appointed Actuary of Optimum Re and Vice President of Great American Reserve Insurance Company in charge of its annuity lines of business.

A native of Dallas, Texas, David has a broad range of experience in the insurance industry. He was Chairman of the Great American Reserve Product Development Committee overseeing the design, development and implementation of its life and annuity products. He served as the Financial Planning Manager for the President of the Southern Region of Unitrin Property & Casualty Insurance Company. David also has supplemental life and health insurance experience serving in various financial, product line and marketing management positions for the JC Penney Life Insurance family of companies.

Professionally, David is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, Fellow of the Life Management Institute, and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematical Sciences.

Prior to joining the team, Tim worked at CastleOak Securities and Miller Tabak Roberts Securities in New York in fixed income sales and trading. In 2008, Tim was the Managing Director in the Fixed Income Group of the U.S. Asset Management Division at Credit Suisse. During his tenure, he had day-to-day responsibility for the cash and enhanced cash investment desk with $90 billion in assets under management. Prior to Credit Suisse, Tim was the Vice President in the Fixed Income Research Group at JP Morgan Chase. Additionally, his prior roles at Chase Manhattan Bank included Co-director of Short-Term Fixed Income Research, Corporate Finance Client Executive, and Controller of the Chase Manhattan Bank of Canada.

Tim holds a BA in Economics and Mathematics and an Executive MBA from the University of Toronto. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.