Michael O’Bryan
Michael O’Bryan is a nationally recognized keynote speaker and systems strategist focused on reimagining how workplaces, workforce systems, and civic institutions cultivate human potential and pathways for economic opportunity. As Founder and CEO of humanature and Director of The Wealth + Work Futures Lab, he integrates developmental science, organizational psychology, and systems thinking to address workforce volatility and structural challenges at their root.
Past projects include co-authoring Connected Community: A Trauma-Informed Community Engagement Toolkit and supporting the development and implementation of the Camden Food Fund - a character-based loan fund for food businesses. Across nonprofit and for-profit sectors, Michael and his team at humanature design and facilitate cohort-based learning experiences that strengthen management practices, improve job quality, and equip organizations to embed a practice-oriented culture of learning.
Michael is a Fellow at the Drexel University Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation. He has delivered keynote addresses and plenary sessions at national convenings including ComcastNBCUniversal's Project Up Summit, The National Skills Coalition, Jobs for the Future, NeighborWorks America, The Greenlight Fund, Compass Working Capital, SHRM, SOCAP, The New Economy Initiative, and Janney Montgomery Scott. He has also advised federal agencies, foundations, and mission-driven employers across the country. Michael currently serves as Chair of The Samuel S. Fels Fund and continues to shape national conversations on humanity-centered design, the future of work, and economic well-being.