Bruce Weindruch

Founder
History Factory

    Bruce Weindruch, History Factory’s founder, launched the field of heritage management nearly 40 years ago. His unique background, blending history and business, has given him the expertise to help major corporations, nonprofits and associations leverage their organizational heritage to benefit their bottom line. Bruce is the author of Start with The Future and Work Back: A Heritage Management Manifesto, which tells stories about ways in which leading global organizations are leveraging their heritage assets to advance their business agendas. He is also a frequent featured speaker at corporate meetings and academic institutions.

    Bruce received his BA degree in American civilization from Grinnell College and attended the George Washington University/Smithsonian Affiliation PhD program. Prior to founding History Factory in 1979, he was a staff member at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, a Smithsonian Associates faculty member and a director of the Museum Education Roundtable.

    Bruce is a member of the Arthur W. Page Society. He is a member of the Leadership Council of the Donald and Winifred Wilson Center for Innovation & Leadership at Grinnell College. He is the former chairman and serves on the Board of Directors of St. John’s Episcopal Preschool in Georgetown. He is a former trustee of the Washington, DC’s historic City Tavern Club. He is past chairman of the Development Council of Tipitina’s Foundation, whose mission is to support Louisiana and New Orleans’ irreplaceable music community and preserve the state’s unique musical cultures.