Colonel Sean McBride
Senior Consultant
Sean McBride is an executive coach and keynote speaker with over 30 years of global executive leadership experience. Sean is an ICF-certified coach, working with leaders in the entrepreneurial and public sectors, law enforcement, higher education, information technology, and national security.
A Marine Corps veteran, Sean led high-performing organizations that operated across the United States, Asia, Central America, Europe, and the Middle East. He completed his Marine Corps career in 2021 while serving as the Chair of the Naval Science Department and a Professor of Naval Science at the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
After retiring from the military, Sean served as a Vice President and Senior Program Manager for a middle-market environmental company supporting NASA space launch operations at the Kennedy Space Center. He remains active in the national security sector, consulting on military leadership and operations.
In 2023, Sean established East Ridge Consulting Group LLC to share his passion for empowering leaders to reach their full potential. In addition to coaching leaders and providing leadership development services, Sean volunteers as a mentor with Veterati and American Corporate Partners. He has graduate degrees in leadership, strategic studies, and strategic intelligence, and is an authorized DiSC™ practitioner and LEAD NOW! Certified Coach.