Bryan is a partner at 2 Revolutions, a design firm that launches future of learning models. He is also a curiosity creator and architect of America's "digerati" movement in public education. Bryan revitalized and transformed the North Carolina Virtual School into a national model for e-learning serving over 50,000 students annually. As Chief Quality Officer, his school district was recognized as a Malcolm Baldrige National Award Winner and a national best practice staff development site by the American Productivity and Quality Council.

Bryan has served on numerous national reform efforts including the National Digital Learning Council, the INACOL State Leadership Team, NC Education Cloud Team, and the State Virtual Leaders Alliance. He has twice been appointed by two separate Governors in North Carolina to the E-learning and School Technology Commissions. In addition to these accomplishments, Dr. Setser has served at every level of k-12 education as an award winning teacher, principal, and assistant superintendent.

Bryan completed education specialist and doctoral degrees in educational leadership at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He also earned a masters in education leadership from Winthrop University in South Carolina, and he holds an English degree from East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Bryan lives in Durham, North Carolina with his wife Robin Marcus, STEM Director for the North Carolina New Schools Project, and three remarkable children - Sydney, Sims, and Ben.