Brian has served the public interest for over three decades working for grassroots movement organizations and in senior U.S. Congressional staff positions.

Brian most recently served for six years as president and executive director of Every Child Matters, a nonprofit organization engaged in education and advocacy campaigns to make policies that invest in kids a national priority, including during election campaigns. During his tenure, Every Child Matters directly and publicly engaged officeholders and candidates, such as presidential hopefuls of both major parties through candidate selection processes in Iowa, New Hampshire and other states. As a coordinating intermediary, Every Child Matters collaborated with national and state-based children’s-advocacy groups and coalitions to reach millions of Americans digitally to elevate kids’ issues.

Brian previously served for more than 20 years as a Congressional staffer, including as legislative director to U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone of Minnesota, staff director for a Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions subcommittee, staff director for a House Small Business subcommittee and just under 10 years as chief of staff to U.S. Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa.

For two years Brian represented nonprofit clients at the federal level in the housing, transportation, community infrastructure and economic development fields. Earlier he directed communications for grassroots organizations in the consumer/environmental and family-farm/fair-trade advocacy sectors.
Brian lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with his wife, Jodi, and sons Anders and Lukas.