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Brian T Campbell (born September 18, 1954) is an American soldier, politician, and businessman from Rancho Palos Verdes, California. He currently serves as a Captain in the California State Military Reserve where he serves as the Executive Officer of the Special Operations Support Detachment. For 14 years, he served as an infantry officer in the United States Army stationed in South Korea and the United States from 1977 to 1992. He is currently the Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA and has been a member of the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council since 2009. He was appointed to the California Department of Veteran's Affairs as a member of the Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise (DVBE) Advisory Board. Professionally, he is the Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of BC Urban, LLC, a company he founded in 2007. BC Urban is a commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm. He has worked as a Senior Managing Director and shareholder of Savills Studley, Senior Vice President and shareholder of Colliers International, and Vice President of Cushman Realty Corporation (now Cushman & Wakefield). Widely credited with the expansion of US style brokerage tenant representation to the international arena, Brian has traveled to and conducted business in over 40 countries. He has personally received numerous awards nationally for his work in the commercial real estate industry and for his volunteer and community work. Brian is married to Susie Campbell and together they have two children.

Early life and education
Campbell was born in Toledo, Ohio, but soon moved with his parents and three other siblings to New Jersey. He and his family spent two years in New Jersey before finally moving to Boulder, Colorado where he would spend the remainder of his childhood. His father, Roland Campbell, was a respected patent attorney working at Ball Corporation. They spent one year living in Muncie, Indiana while his father worked at the Ball Corporation headquarters. After high school, Campbell worked and travelled around Europe for one year before returning to Colorado to attend the University of Colorado, Boulder where he studied International Affairs and graduated with a Bachelors of Arts degree in 1977. Campbell spent one year studying French at the University of Caen, France, and can now speaks the language fluently. While studying at university, Campbell enrolled in ROTC and upon graduating was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant infantry officer in the US Army. He volunteered to serve in South Korea with the army’s 2nd Infantry Division upon completion of his initial training.

Military career
In the summer of 1976, Campbell attended the army Airborne Parachute School, and upon graduating college he attended the army Basic Infantry Officer Course (BIOC) at Fort Benning, Georgia in the fall of 1977. Upon graduating, he also earned the Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB).

Upon completion of BIOC, Campbell was selected for the army’s Ranger School. During the initial parachute jump operation on the 20th day of the course he suffered a leg injury that ultimately required surgery and did not allow him to complete the course.

Upon arrival in South Korea, Campbell volunteered to serve with the infantry unit furthest north and closest to the demilitarized zone. After recovering from his leg injury he was stationed with the 2/9th Infantry Battalion (Manchus) at Camp Greaves, just north of the Imjin River, Freedom Bridge and directly south of the Korean demilitarized zone. While there, he conducted day and night interdiction patrols inside the demilitarized zone and served on both Observation Posts (OP’s) 115 and 116, overlooking Panmunjom.

After his active duty was completed, Campbell later served almost 13 years as an army Individual Ready Reservist (IRR) with various units including as a Captain in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. While preparing to serve with the 82nd Airborne Division, he earned both his army Pathfinder and Jumpmaster qualifications.

Brian volunteered in 2014 and was accepted into the California State Military Reserve, where he currently serves.