Richard Braden

Richard Braden has a diverse and extensive work experience in various industries. Richard currently holds the position of Managing Director of Technology Apprenticeships at CompTIA since March 2021. Prior to that, they worked at Honeywell as the Global Leader of Customer Education Business Development from July 2020 to March 2021, and earlier as the Global Leader of Training and Development from 2012 to July 2020.

Richard has also served as an Adjunct Faculty at the University of Minnesota from 2003 to 2018 and has held the role of Vice President, Organization Development and Enterprise Learning Strategies at Charles Schwab in 2011. Richard has experience in pharmaceuticals, having worked as the VP of Solution Sales at Fairview Pharmacy Services from 2009 to 2011, and as the Senior Director of Sales and Account Management Training at Thomson Reuters from 2003 to 2008.

Furthermore, they have held positions at American Medical Systems, where they worked as the Director of Performance Improvement from 2000 to 2003, and at Medtronic as the Senior Manager of Sales Training from 1996 to 2000. Richard began their career at Merck, where they held various roles in sales management, business development, and training from 1983 to 1996, including co-leading the creation of expansion sales teams for new therapies.

Richard Braden has a Master's degree in Human Resource Development from the University of Minnesota. Richard also holds a Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Northern Illinois University. Furthermore, Richard Braden has a Bachelor's degree in Music from the University of Minnesota.