Brad Wesner

Dr. Bradley Wesner is a leadership, communication, and teamwork specialist at Sam Houston State University. Brad’s Bachelor’s Degree was in Criminology and he worked as a law enforcement officer for several years in Indianapolis before making a transition into the insurance industry.

As an insurance settlement specialist, Brad was instrumental in revolutionizing settlement practices for CNA Insurance and AIG, where he developed a process for settlement of long term disability and worker’s compensation claims. After working to train individuals within those organizations on the new practice, he decided to return to advance his education and pursue his PhD. After receiving his Master’s degree in Applied Communication through Indiana University in 2007, he pursued and received his PhD from Texas A&M University in 2011.

Brad has extensive experience in working with teams and teamwork and has focused on development of high performance teams and rapid resilience practices with his current body of research focusing on those topics. Brad has served as a trainer and consultant for a variety of profit and non-profit organizations including Univision and Heico Corporation, and is known for his dynamic training style and ability to make complex theory understandable and applicable to the modern business organization.

He lives with his wife Kylene, daughter Anastasia, and Golden Retriever Maggie in College Station, Texas and is an avid fisherman and French chef in his spare time. Find him on Facebook at facebook.com/KBOConsulting and Twitter @bswesner.