Brian is the CEO of Strategy & Innovation Institute (SI2).

He earned a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), Strategy & Innovation, Capella University. Brian has an Executive Certificate in International Management from the Thunderbird, The Garvin School of Intl. Management. He completed a MBA from University of Warwick, Coventry, England, and received his Bachelor of Science, Marketing from Fresno State University, Fresno, CA.

He has been a Rotarian for 22 years.

In Rotary District 5180, he is an Assistant Governor, 2016-2019. He was president of the Rotary Club of Roseville in 2010-11.

His MBA was sponsored by Rotary. He was an Ambassadorial Scholar, 1989-1990 Coventry, England