Dean Wegner

Founder & CEO

Dean Wegner is a Veteran and an Entrepreneur. Dean graduated from West Point in 1993 and served 7 years in the Army as a helicopter pilot and Army Ranger. After the Army, the majority of Dean’s business career was spent in business development, marketing, and strategy with Procter & Gamble and Mars.

In 2017, Dean founded Authentically American, a Veteran owned, American made premium apparel brand. Authentically American is a brand that celebrates patriotism, believes in the American worker, and honors our American heroes. As a former Division I ice hockey player, Dean is highly competitive, possesses a tireless work ethic, and he still plays in a Men’s “Beer League” every week. Dean is active in his church and serves on the board of several for-profit and non-profit companies and organizations.

Dean and Authentically American are riding a wave of national media exposure having been featured in Forbes, Inc. Magazine, FOX News, MSNBC, Nasdaq, Newsmax TV, and SiriusXM Radio. In 2024, Authentically American was selected by the Small Business Administration (SBA) from 8000+ businesses in the state of Tennessee as the Veteran Owned Business of the Year.  What drives Dean most is his insatiable desire to make a difference.