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Brian MacDonald

Executive Director, Communications and Organizational Development

UCLA Student Affairs

After spending nearly 20 years in leadership positions across various student affairs areas, Brian found his true calling, doing the important work at the intersection of communications and student experience.

He possesses more than 23 years of experience in higher education and holds a Master of Education from the University of Vermont and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Massachusetts.

In addition to his work in higher education, Brian is an annual moderator at San Diego Comic Con, where he has organized panels on college students and pop culture for 15 years.