Brett Bruen

About Brett Bruen

We live in an increasingly uncertain times. It has never been more difficult to navigate the changes, challenges, and to create new opportunities around the world. From cyber security to terrorism, threats appear around every corner. During twelve years as a U.S. diplomat, Brett became a specialist in using strategic communications to influence the course of crisis and conflict. As Director of Global Engagement at the White House, he coordinated the United States Government’s public diplomacy, international media, crisis communications, and global entrepreneurship programs. He is now a leading expert on counter-crisis management theory, a term he coined during his time on the U.S. National Security Council. A CNN investigation documented his visionary leadership of the US Government’s initial response to Russian propaganda in 2014. When more than 200 school girls were kidnapped in Nigeria, Brett created the Let Girls Learn campaign, which Marie Claire called, “one of the most critical things to remember from the Obama White House.” While in the diplomatic service, Brett worked in the Ivory Coast, Liberia, Guinea, Iraq, Venezuela, Argentina, Zambia, and Eritrea. In his current role as President of the Global Situation Room, he runs a consulting firm that specializes in helping clients navigate their most complex communications challenges. He teaches crisis communications at Georgetown University and sits on the boards of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Foundation at Harvard University and the Clinton Institute at University College Dublin. He is a Columnist for Business Insider and is regularly interviewed by major media outlets on world events. Brett speaks fluent Spanish and French.

Experience

1. President & CEO

   Global Situation Room, Inc

   May 2015 — Present

   The Global Situation Room®, Inc.(GSR) is a consulting firm specializing in innovative internationalization of companies and organizations. GSR uses diplomatic tactics and tradecraft to develop unrivaled market research, execute more cost-effective strategic communications solutions, along with cutting edge risk & counter-crisis management capabilities. The firm\'s clients benefit from the exceptional experience of several former ambassadors and former White House staffers. Whether you are looking for expert international insights, seek sophisticated strategic communications counsel, or in need of comprehensive crisis management skills, GSR offers you world-class capabilities that change the paradigm of what\'s globally possible.

Education

• The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

  Masters of Global History

  2002 — 2003

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Relations and National Security Studies

  1998 — 2002

Skills

• Policy Analysis
• Politics
• Political Science
• Tourism
• Foreign Policy
• Public Affairs
• National Security
• Crisis Communications
• Policy
• Strategic Communications
• International Development
• International Relations
• Government
• Public Speaking
• Crisis Management
• Diplomacy
• Public Policy
• Higher Education