Dick Brandt

Dick Brandt is an international consultant, advisor and accomplished public speaker. He has had over 15 years of experience in managing international business operations, while serving in various Vice President positions during a 25-year career at AT&T and Lucent Technologies. International operations for which Mr. Brandt assumed responsibility included all activities associated with sales, project implementation, technical sales support and overseeing and supporting hundreds of international staff in over 25 countries in Asia, W. Europe, E. Europe, the Middle East and Africa. These responsibilities led him to direct discussions of international business issues with world leaders such as the former President of the PLO, Yasar Arafat and Jiang Zemin, former President of PRC. Mr. Brandt also served on the Board of Directors for five international ventures in Singapore, PRC, India, Poland and Russia.

In 1970, Dick Brandt began his career as a sales manager for Ohio Bell. Ten years later as a principal consultant for AT&T International in Dublin, Ireland, his international work began with the establishment of AT&T's first international company. Mr. Brandt spent over 14 years living and working overseas, beginning in Ireland and continuing in Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and the Netherlands.

His personal and professional experience in marketing, team leadership, joint ventures and global business architecture and management has given him depth and perception that he brings to both the training room and his advice to corporate clients.  Mr. Brandt has developed extensive seminar materials on various aspects of international work in the global marketplace. He earned his BS Degree from Kent State University, and he is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School. He also served as a First Lieutenant in the United States Army.