Bray has an MBA in finance from the University of Maryland at College Park, is a Certified Public Accountant, and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner. He maintains Series 66 securities and insurance licenses. Bray lives in West Asheville with his spouse, Dustin Rhodes. He is Board President of Asheville Community Theatre, and formerly served on the Boards of Asheville Humane Society as well as Primarily Primates, Friends of Animals, Urban Dharma NC. Every week, he delivers meals to the elderly and homebound for Meals on Wheels of Asheville & Buncombe County. He is a member of The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment and the Financial Planning Association.