Brian Liedl joined the Wheat Marketing Center (WMC) board March 2024. He served as the Washington Grain Commission alternate on the WMC board and has been an ongoing partner in helping arrange tours of their export elevator and resource with United Grain Corporation.
Brian received a bachelor’s degree from St. John’s University in Minnesota. He started his career working in the open outcry pit at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange as a licensed broker and wheat market analyst for a national co-op based in the Twin Cities.
Brian joined United Grain Corporation (UGC) in 2011 as a spring wheat merchant. UGC is a bulk grain export company located in Vancouver, Washington. At UGC, he has worked directly with buyers all over the world, and previously ran both of UGC’s hard red winter and soft white wheat programs. Brian became the director of merchandising for UGC in 2020. He serves in multiple industry organizations such as National Grain and Feed association, North American Export Association, and the Pacific Grain Exporters Association.
Brian and his wife, Kristin, have one daughter.