Bredesen (Brett) worked in strategy consulting at Bain & Company, where he was based in London and New York City. Brett focused on private equity clients and worked throughout Europe and the United States.
Brett also worked at the Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit strategy consulting firm based in San Francisco, where he focused on charter school education and human resources for the US government.
Brett attended Stuyvesant High School, McGill University, Sciences Po Paris, the London School of Economics, and Wharton Business School. While at Wharton, Brett published a book, "50+ Successful Wharton Business School Essays", and worked in venture capital in Brazil at Monashees Capital.