Sedrik Newbern serves as president of the NASBA Center for the Public Trust (CPT) and chief ethics officer of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). As CPT president, Newbern oversees the non-profit ethics and leadership organization’s day-to-day operations and a growing number of CPT programs. His tenure with NASBA began in 2019, where he served as CPT operations director. In 2021, he transitioned to a consultant for the CPT. As chief ethics officer, Newbern oversees ethics compliance initiatives for the organization. He also represents NASBA in ethics related activities within the accounting profession.
Prior to joining NASBA, Newbern held various marketing and operations leadership roles across the insurance and nonprofit sectors. His expertise in strategic planning and marketing contributed to a successful 19-year career with Allstate Insurance Company, where he served as a regional and senior marketing manager responsible for the development and implementation of marketing strategy and sales training for corporate and agency leaders. In 2010, he transitioned from Allstate’s home office and purchased an Allstate insurance agency, which soon led to the acquisition of two additional agencies and grew to become a $3.5 million agency operation in Libertyville, IL.
Newbern is also president of Newbern Consulting, LLC, an Amazon best-selling author and a John Maxwell Certified Coach, Trainer and Speaker. With a passion for storytelling and helping others find their passion and restoration, he has published multiple books as well as consulted with other authors to publish more than 30 books. Additionally, he has shared his knowledge, experience and passion for entrepreneurism as a college professor in his role as entrepreneur-in-residence in the Department of Management for Gordon Ford College of Business at Western Kentucky University.
A consummate servant leader, Newbern has served on several non-profit boards and committees including serving as co-founder of The Precious Gift of Hope Foundation. Currently, he is president of the Western Kentucky University Alumni Association Board of Directors, serves on the Nashville State Community College Business Advisory Committee, and is a life member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
For his leadership in business and in the community, Newbern has been recognized as one of Lake County Illinois’ Most Influential African Americans, received the Alumni Achievement Award from Western Kentucky University’s Gordon Ford School of Business and received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award and Civic Leadership Award from the Chamber of Commerce.
Newbern is a native of Nashville, TN, and holds a BS in Marketing from Western Kentucky University and an MBA with a concentration in economics from Tennessee State University. He attributes his success as an entrepreneur, corporate leader and college professor to the support and motivation he receives from his wife Denise and their son Matthew.