Janae Brady has served as the senior director, government affairs for the American Seed Trade Association since 2020. She previously served as staff for Chairman Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry where she advised the Chairman on policy issues, including international trade, agricultural research, biotechnology, crop protection and agricultural defense. Brady successfully led negotiations on the trade and research titles during Senate and Conference consideration of the 2018 Farm Bill. Additionally, Brady represented the Chairman during the consultation process for multiple international trade negotiations, including the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Brady previously worked on trade and food security policy issues at Gordley Associates, an agriculture policy government relations firm, where she represented organizations such as the American Soybean Association. Prior to this, Brady served as a high school English teacher.

Brady grew up working on her family’s wheat and sorghum farm located in Kansas. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Kansas State University as well as a master’s degree at the George Washington University.