Brian Steed

Biography

Brian Steed currently serves as the Vice President for Government and External Relations at Utah State University. He oversees the university’s federal and state legislative priorities and acts as liaison with government agencies and officials at local, state, and federal levels. Prior to this role, he was the Executive Director of Utah State University’s Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air and served as the state of Utah’s inaugural Great Salt Lake Commissioner appointed by Governor Spencer J. Cox.

Previously, Brian was the Executive Director of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. His background includes serving as Deputy Director for Policy and Programs/Acting Director at the U.S Bureau of Land Management in Washington, D.C., and as Chief of Staff to Utah Congressman Chris Stewart. He also served as Deputy County Attorney for Iron County and taught Political Science and Economics at USU.

Brian holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Political Science from USU, a Ph.D. in Public Policy with a focus on Environmental Policy from Indiana University Bloomington, and a J.D. from the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law, specializing in Natural Resources and Environmental Law.