Brian Lee (public speaker)


Brian Craig Lee is a Canadian executive, author, public speaker, trainer and former politician.
Lee has earned professional status as a public speaker and trainer. and is Chief Executive of Custom Learning Systems, a service consulting company he founded more than 25 years ago.

Political career

After his early experience in business as Vice President & General Manager of a chain of retail furniture stores, Lee turned to local politics and became the youngest Alderman ever elected in Calgary at the time. He served two terms as Calgary Alderman and then stepped up to Provincial politics after being elected as a Member of the Alberta Legislature, for the constituency of the Calgary Buffalo.
Elected to Calgary City Council in 1977, Lee, at the time, was the youngest person to hold Aldermanic office. He served on numerous municipal committees including: Finance & Budget, Calgary Convention Centre Authority, Calgary Police Commission, Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, Calgary Housing Committee and others.
In 1982, he was elected the Conservative Member of the Provincial Legislature representing the riding of Calgary Buffalo. Again active on numerous governmental committees, Lee's focus while in Provincial politics included: civic affairs, urban transportation, senior citizens' affairs, human rights and multicultural affairs. He was defeated in the 1986 Alberta general election and returned to private life.

Private career

Lee continues to operate Custom Learning Systems, the business he founded more than 25 years ago. During that time, he has authored several books and presented information and ideas to corporate clients across North America. Lee has been a conference speaker and corporate trainer for nearly three decades.
Recently, he created the Calgary Leadership Forum, a think-tank of local Calgary citizens concerned with accountability in local government and ensuring that City Council's decisions on the future of Calgary are constituent-driven.

Community service

Brian Lee has been involved with numerous organizations and has long-time affiliations with Junior Achievement, Toastmasters and the Canadian Association of Public Speakers.
During his time in public office, Brian served on numerous additional committees and community associations concerned with quality-of-life in Calgary.

Books