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Guest Speaker Bryan Gillette
Bryan has over 25 years’ experience in Leadership and Organizational Development with executive and senior-level responsibilities in small and large companies. Before starting his consulting practice, he was on the Executive Committee as the Vice President of Human Resources for a mid-size, global-technology company.
In these 25 years, he has taught leadership courses in many countries, consulted with executives, conducted needs analysis, and developed programs that drive the desired performance for the company to meet its objectives. With the consolidation of companies over the years, he has integrated over 40 acquisitions ranging from 8-person to 1,000+ person companies.
He holds an MBA from California State University and two Bachelors’ degrees from the University of California, Davis in Organizational Behavior and Communications. He also teaches graduate courses at California State University, East Bay on leadership.
To give back to the community, Bryan started up and ran the Bridge of Opportunity, a 501(c)3 foundation, to provide foster kids scholarships to attend college. He was the Co-Chair and founding Board Member for iGATE, a non-profit incubator to assist small, green-related companies. And, he was the Co-Race Director for the Pleasanton Run for Education, a 3,000-person running race, which raised $250,000 for the local schools during his 4 years.
At the beginning of the Ukrainian war, Bryan and has family raised money and worked with a German pharmaceutical distributor to arrange over $150,000 of needed medical supplies into various Ukrainian hospitals. They also helped fund and deliver necessary supplies to a refugee camp and children’s shelter in Poland.




Just some of Bryan’s accomplishments
• Climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro (19,341′)
• Ran a marathon in Antarctica
• Ran Rio Del Lago (100 miles)
• Cycled 4,000 miles across USA
• Cycled 300 miles in 1 day
• Cycled Devil Mountain Double (200 miles)
• Cycled Davis Double Century (200 miles)
• Cycled Markleeville Death Ride
• Walked 54 Miles in 24 Hours
• Traveled around world…Twice