Brain Bednar

Brian worked at SRP, Salt River Project, as a Senior Strategic Account Manager for the Government Sector of Key Customers. He retired in May, 2025. He managed a portfolio of $100M of SRP’s key municipalities & sensitive customers, such as: City of Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale, all of the Native American communities, and many more.

Before joining SRP, Brian was a District Sales Manager for Schlumberger and prior to that worked for General Motors as a Regional Sales Manager in the Dallas area.

Brian is originally from Kansas where he and his family grew up on a 1,000+ acre ranch, which his family still owns. He attended and graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Brian also serves on several boards and committees in the community. Brian joined the Board of Directors for the Fiesta Bowl in 2021, where he has served for over 20+ years on the committee. Brian is a member of his alma mater Kansas State University Foundation Trustee Board, where he has set up a scholarship in his name for a student attending K-State in the Engineering School.

Brian is a Scottsdale Leadership Class 20 Alumni, served as President of the Board in 2011-12 and is currently serving on the Advisory Council. Brian received the 2024 “Hodges Alumni Achievement Award”.