Brody Barnes Biography

Brody Barnes graduated from Weber State University with a bachelor’s in professional sales in 2004 and earned a Master’s in Business Administration from Colorado State University in 2010. He has continued his educational experience by gaining certificates from top Universities in the country such as the Commercial Real Estate Analysis and Investment certificate from the school of Architecture and Planning at MIT.

While at Weber State, Brody was the student body president, member of the Weber State board of trustees, chairman for the Special Olympics committee, and represented Weber State in many volunteer organizations in the community and in Washington DC as an intern for Senator Orin hatch. While at Weber State, Brody was awarded the Crystal Crest Man of the Year Award. 

Upon graduating, Brody immediately joined the medical device sales profession and has worked for Fortune 100 medical device companies in sales and marketing primarily focused on the surgical removal of cancer, gastric bypass surgery and robotic surgery.  Most of his career has been working for Medtronic, where he currently works with Utah surgeons, nurses, and hospital administrators.

While living in the State of Washington, Brody remained engaged with Weber State. He served as President of the Weber State Pacific NW alumni chapter which held many alumni gatherings at sporting events such as the Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle Mariners, Oregon State Football, and Portland State. Basketball. 

Lastly, Brody and his wife Jennifer (whom he met at Weber State) …created a scholarship for students willing to travel to 3rd world countries for service driven experiences.

According to Weber State Provost Brenda Kowalewski quote:

“Brody and Jennifer’s donation to the Weber State Center for Community Engaged Learning almost 10 years ago was the catalyst for establishing community engaged learning experiences all over the globe for WSU students including in Peru, Ghana, Fiji, Kenya and more. The funding supports students who do not have the financial means to travel abroad to participate in community engaged learning. Since Brody and Jennifers first donation, WSU has been able to facilitate at least one global community engaged learning trip a year, every year, for the last ten years with an average of 30 students participating on each trip. The return on Brody and Jennifers investment in global community engaged learning at Weber State University truly can't be quantified. Hundreds of students' lives have been transformed through the global experiences supported by Brody and Jennifer”