Professional summary
Bryan Strawser is Principal Consultant, Founder, and Chief Executive Officer for Bryghtpath LLC, a Saint Paul, Minnesota based global risk & resiliency consultancy.
In this role, Bryan leads a global distributed network of executives and subject matter experts that help public, private, and non-profit clients develop stronger organizational preparedness and resilience to disruptions around the world. His areas of expertise include global continuity & resiliency, crisis & emergency management, enterprise risk management, crisis communications, global security, and public/private partnerships.
Bryan has more than twenty-one years of experience as a business, risk, and resiliency professional. He began his career with the Fountain County Read more
Bryan Strawser is Principal Consultant, Founder, and Chief Executive Officer for Bryghtpath LLC, a Saint Paul, Minnesota based global risk & resiliency consultancy.
In this role, Bryan leads a global distributed network of executives and subject matter experts that help public, private, and non-profit clients develop stronger organizational preparedness and resilience to disruptions around the world. His areas of expertise include global continuity & resiliency, crisis & emergency management, enterprise risk management, crisis communications, global security, and public/private partnerships.
Bryan has more than twenty-one years of experience as a business, risk, and resiliency professional. He began his career with the Fountain County (Indiana) Sheriff’s Department, later joining Target Corporation where he managed security teams and investigations in eight states. In 2005, he moved to Target’s headquarters-based corporate security team and held roles in Crisis & Emergency Management, Global Security Operations, Innovation, and Planning & Design.
While at Target, Bryan spent several years leading the retailer’s Global Crisis Management & Business Continuity Team, with responsibility for all aspects of Target’s organizational resiliency, preparedness, response, and recovery globally. Under his leadership, Target received numerous awards, including the Business/Industry Preparedness Award from the International Association of Emergency Managers, FEMA’s Individual & Community Preparedness Award, and Business Continuity Team of the Year (Highly Commended) from the Business Continuity Institute.
Bryan holds multiple professional certifications in business continuity, emergency management, and physical security. He has been certified by the Disaster Recovery Institute International as a Master Business Continuity Professional (MBCP), by the International Association of Emergency Managers as a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM), by ISC(2) as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional, and by the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP). He is a member of The Business Continuity Institute (MBCI) and a FEMA Professional Continuity Practitioner. He is also certified by the Project Management Institute as a Project Management Professional (PMP), a Program Management Professional (PgMP), and as a Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP). He holds the ISO Lead Implementer certifications for ISO 21500 (Project Management), ISO 22301 (Business Continuity), and ISO 27001 (Information Security Management).
Bryan holds a B.S. in Criminal Justice Administration from the University of Phoenix and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. He is a graduate of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative program at Harvard University's JFK School of Government.
Clients
• Federal Law Enforcement Agency, Washington, DC
• Global Travel Services Company, Minneapolis, MN
• Global Retailer, Minneapolis, MN
• Business / Technology Advisory Firm, Saint Paul, MN
• Statewide Political Action Committee, Saint Paul, MN
• Regional Healthcare Provider, Saint Paul, MN
• Federal Law Enforcement Agency, Washington, DC
• Global Travel Services Company, Minneapolis, MN
• Global Retailer, Minneapolis, MN
• Business / Technology Advisory Firm, Saint Paul, MN
• Statewide Political Action Committee, Saint Paul, MN
• Regional Healthcare Provider, Saint Paul, MN
