Bryan Strawser

January 2010 Photo

Bryan is currently the Senior Group Manager of Global Crisis Management for Target and has more than eighteen years of experience as a business & security professional. He has held roles in stores, district, and headquarters retail leadership throughout the United States.

Bryan leads a diverse team of executives in a comprehensive effort to mitigate risk, minimize loss and business disruptions, and provide a safe and secure environment for Target and the communities it serves. His areas of responsibility include business continuity management, crisis operations, global intelligence, and Target’s corporate command center.

Bryan serves as a member of the Retail Industry Leader’s Association (RILA) Disaster Recovery & Preparedness Committee. The committee’s focus is to ensure the most cohesive, efficient response in the event of a disaster, and to serve as an important forum for collaboration as retailers work with the public sector to support preparedness and community resiliency.

In April 2011, Bryan was named chair of the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) Private Sector Committee. In this role, Bryan advises State Emergency Management Directors on strategies to engage the private sector—promoting public-private partnerships and fostering cross sector collaboration. Prior to this, he served as the Private Sector Representative for the Pacific & Territorial Caucus Committee, which advises State Emergency Management Directors on issues of importance to the Pacific Rim territories, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.

In October 2010, Bryan was named to the Executive Advisory Council for the Upper Midwest Security Alliance (UMSA), an umbrella organization representing the interests of Minnesota’s professional associations for emergency management, business continuity, physical security, & information security. Bryan completed his term on the UMSA Executive Advisory Council in June 2011.

In June 2009, Bryan was named by Security Director News as one of the Top 20 Security Executives under 40 for his efforts in his previous role leading Target’s Assets Protection Innovation Team.

Bryan attended Indiana University and the University of Phoenix, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration. In addition, Bryan is a graduate of Northwestern University’s– Kellogg School of Management Senior Executive Leadership Program and a graduate of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business Advanced Leadership Program with the International Security Management Association.

See Bryan’s LinkedIn profile for more information.