As Global Chief Marketing Officer and International Affiliates Lead, Brandon focuses on forging business relationships with current and prospective clients, while managing FCB’s reputation on a domestic and global basis.
A passionate believer in the power of creativity to serve as an economic multiplier for brands and businesses, Brandon consistently challenges himself, and all his colleagues, to behave as entrepreneurs and consistently push the agency and its clients to think big, be bold, and do the right thing.
Brandon moved up the CMO in 2020 role after serving as FCB’s Global Chief Communications Officer for three years. He joined FCB after a seven-year tenure at mcgarrybowen as Director of Business Development and then Global CMO, where he helped the agency land clients such as Intel and United Airlines. Prior to mcgarrybowen, he spent two years at Gotham, helping to revitalize the agency’s new business department. He was named an Ad Age 40 Under 40 honoree and was inducted into the American Advertising Federation’s Hall of Achievement in 2019, praised for helping advance the advertising industry by demanding change, spearheading evolution, and challenging traditional leadership.
Brandon earned his BA from UNC Chapel Hill’s Media & Journalism School and began his career as a copywriting intern at Y&R New York. He moved over to Grey Group’s account management department and eventually helped lead domestic and global business development.
A die-hard Tarheel, Brandon spends his free time watching basketball and chasing down barbecue with family and friends. He serves on several university and philanthropic boards.