MORGRIDGE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH | BRAD SCHWARTZ Longtime CEO of Morgridge Institute for Research at UW-Madison to retire SABINE MARTIN Feb 25, 2026 Feb 25, 2026 Updated Feb 25, 2026 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Morgridge Institute for Research’s leader, Brad Schwartz, is retiring after more than a decade, the UW-Madison-based nonprofit announced Tuesday.kAm%96 |@C8C:586 x?DE:EFE6 :D 2 AC:G2E6 3:@>65:42= C6D62C49 9F3 9@FD65 :? E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]FH2=F>?:]4@>^?6HD^5:DE:?8F:D965\D6CG:46\2H2C5\;@9?\>@C8C:586\2?5\E2D9:2\7C2?<7FCE9\>@C8C:586^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmE2IA2J6C\DFAA@CE65k^2m (:D4@?D:? x?DE:EFE6D 7@C s:D4@G6CJ]k^AmkAm(9:=6 D6CG:?8 2D rt~ 7@C `b J62CD[ $49H2CEK 6IA2?565 :ED C6D62C49 7@@EAC:?E :? A2CE?6CD9:A H:E9 &(\|25:D@? 2?5 C64CF:E65 E@A D4:6?E:DED]k^Am After 13 years, Brad Schwartz is retiring from his position as CEO of the Morgridge Institute for Research. 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