Dr. Bryan Deptula is an Assistant Professor of Management, Leadership, and Organizational Behavior. He specializes in the study of organizational behavior, development of effective leaders and followers, mentoring and developmental relationships, and human resources. He is published in the Leadership Quarterly. Bryan is an active member, presenter, and reviewer at the Academy of Management and Southern Management Association, and has presented at a Western Academy of Management meeting.

Before joining academia, Bryan was an executive with over 16 years industry experience. He spent six years in the credit industry, working at MBNA America bank in Sales, Fraud, and Delinquency departments and went on to work as a portfolio manager for annuities based asset allocations. Building on his experience with change management and finance, Bryan shifted industries and became a National Sales Director and Corporate Training Leader for a travel and tour operator, controlling a $27 million budget.