Speaker

Prior to joining the private sector, Brynt worked for over 20 years in the Army where he earned the Combat Infantry Badge and three bronze stars.  After the service, he was a principal and partner for BMNT, a technology consulting firm in Palo Alto, CA; as a Science & Technology Policy Fellow for the U.S. Department of Energy in Wash, DC; as a Co-Founder and CEO of Call Sign Coffee, an e-commerce company in San Jose, CA; and as a Co-Founder and Director of Workforce Development for NextFlex, a Manufacturing Innovation Institute in San Jose, CA. He is currently a Senior Director at Walmart in Bentonville, AR, where he directs the enterprise strategy for non-traditional talent, and leads the Military & Veterans Affairs portfolio for the leading global retailer. He also serves as a Board Member for a National Science Foundation project on the Future of Work.