Brett Dunst ✔
About Brett Dunst ✔
Brett Dunst serves as the Vice President of Corporate Communications at DreamHost, where he has worked since 2016. With over two decades of management experience, he specializes in crisis communications, branding, and community engagement.
Work at DreamHost
Brett Dunst has held multiple roles at DreamHost since 1999. He currently serves as Vice President of Corporate Communications, a position he has held since 2016. In this role, he leads crisis communications efforts, managing risks to the company's reputation. Prior to this, he was Vice President of Brand & Community for one year and Vice President of Marketing & Corporate Communications for 16 years. His tenure at DreamHost has involved significant contributions to branding and community engagement strategies.
Experience at GLG
Since 2016, Brett Dunst has been a Council Member and Expert Consultant at GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group). In this capacity, he provides insights and expertise to clients, leveraging his extensive experience in corporate communications and brand management. His role at GLG complements his ongoing work at DreamHost, allowing him to engage with a broader network of professionals and organizations.
Educational Background
Brett Dunst completed his high school education at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School from 1992 to 1996. He then attended California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, where he studied Computer Information Systems and earned a Bachelor's degree from 1996 to 2000. This educational foundation has supported his career in technology and communications.
Professional Experience and Skills
Brett Dunst has over two decades of management experience in startup and small business environments. He has successfully grown teams and contributed to the development of a startup that expanded into a small business with over 400,000 customers. His expertise includes crisis management, events marketing, and advocacy for the Open Web. He actively engages with the open source software community and regularly speaks at industry conferences on branding and user engagement.
Internship Experience
Brett Dunst began his professional journey with internships at Toyota Motor Sales and Toyota Logistics Services. He worked as a Summer Intern in Information Technology at Toyota Motor Sales for two months in 1998 and as a Summer Intern at Toyota Logistics Services for three months in 1997. These early experiences provided him with foundational skills in technology and corporate environments.