Dean M. Brenner is the founder and president of The Latimer Group. A renowned expert in persuasive speech, Dean unlocks the secret formula for communication success for clients and in his forthcoming book, Move the World: Persuade Your Audience, Change Minds and Achieve Your Goals. In his book, to be published by John Wiley & Sons in April 2007, Dean provides a step-by-step process for people who seek to persuade an audience, regardless of speaking experience, job title or background. Dean’s methodology is already giving several of the world’s leading Fortune 500 organizations significant competitive advantage, including United Technologies Corporation, Franklin Templeton Investments and UBS Financial Services.

Prior to founding The Latimer Group, Dean served five years as an equity money manager with UBS PaineWebber in Hartford, CT. He co-managed nearly $700 million in private client assets.

In addition to his work with The Latimer Group, Dean is currently serving a four-year term as the Chairman of the United States Olympic Sailing Program. In this role, Dean leads an organization of coaches, staff and volunteers that supports over 100 world-class athletes as they train for the 2008 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. Since he took on this challenge, he has led a turnaround of US Olympic Sailing that includes a 100 percent increase in its funded budget over the last four years.

Dean earned his MBA in Finance from The Olin School of Business at Babson College, and honed his writing, speaking and performance skills while earning an MA in Shakespearian Literature from the University of Warwick, England. He also holds a BA in English Literature and Government from Georgetown University. Prior to Georgetown, Dean attended The Kent School in Kent, CT.

Dean was born in New York but grew up in Rhode Island.