Brandon Neal has served as Senior Advisor to President Obama and Mayor Pete Buttigieg in their presidential campaigns, in addition to advising candidates and campaigns on all levels as well as Cabinet Secretaries, and Presidents/CEOs of numerous national organizations.

Brandon was DNC National Political Director and was instrumental in helping elect 28 Democratic governors while at the DGA. He’s served on Capitol Hill as a Senior Advisor, Deputy Chief of Staff, and National Political Director and was the youngest member of senior leadership at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Brandon was most recently a Senior VP at APCO, where he provided strategic counsel for clients in over 80 countries.

Brandon holds a BA from Howard University and a MPA from the School of Public Affairs at The American University. He serves on the Smithsonian Institution Libraries Advisory Board and as a political contributor for Bloomberg Radio.