With more than two decades as a user-centered information and research professional, Bram Wessel believes that technology should enable natural experiences for real people. Bram has developed information architecture strategy and design for such high-impact brands as Adobe, Amazon, Backcountry, the City of Seattle, Crate & Barrel, Disney, Expedia, GE, Group Health, Intel, Lionsgate, MasterCard, Microsoft, Nordstrom, Real, Safeco, Sony, Starbucks, Volvo, UW Medicine, and Warner Brothers.

A tireless advocate for the IA/UX discipline, with many articles to his credit, Bram is a frequent speaker at conferences such as the Information Architecture Summit, UX Week, Lavacon, Webvisions, ConveyUX, Seattle Design Festival, Taxonomy Bootcamp, and regional meetups and workshops. He is committed to educating the next generation of practitioners through his advanced User Experience Certificate and Information Architecture classes at the School of Visual Concepts and as a guest lecturer at the University of Washington’s MCDM, HCDE, and MLIS programs.

Bram is on the Board of the Information Architecture Institute (IAI) and is an executive producer of Interaction 19, the IxDA's international conference, happening in Seattle in 2019.

Bram is a founding partner at Factor.

In his spare time, Bram enjoys fly-fishing. shellfish farming, and making wine.