Brad Meador

Brad W. Meador (born February 24, 1975) is an American baseball executive and former coach, who currently serves as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Meador first started his college career as a football player at Southwestern Oklahoma State, the following year he transferred to Oklahoma State University where he finished his degree.

Meador was an assistant coach for the New Mexico State Aggies baseball team for two years, then joined the Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team as an assistant and later associate coach under head coach Brian Cleary for ten years.

Meador began scouting for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball in September 2009, starting out as an area supervisor. He became the Midwest crosschecker in 2016, and was promoted to director of amateur scouting in August 2018. before being named general manager in September 2023.