PERSON: Sean O’Brien

President

Sean O’Brien is an American labor leader who is the General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He formerly served as the Vice President Eastern Region of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT). O’Brien was the youngest person elected as President of Teamsters Local Union 25 and was the Secretary-Treasurer of New England Joint Council 10. O’Brien resigned from Local 25 and Joint Council 10 on March 1, 2022, in order to serve full-time as General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. O’Brien was sworn into office as the 11th General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters at the union’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. on March 22, 2022.

O’Brien grew up in a Teamsters family, with his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all members of Local 25 in Boston, driving trucks. He has two sons, his oldest, Sean Jr. Is an up and coming stand up comedian, while his youngest Joseph, is an accomplished athlete. O’Brien attended University of Massachusetts Boston for one semester before joining Local 25 in 1991.

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