Project 21 Ambassador Brandon Brice is secretary of the DEGOP.
Brandon began his career as a staffer working on Capitol Hill for former U.S. Speaker J. Dennis Hastert. He served as a fellow for both the United Nations Foundation and the Heritage Foundation, and as an associate with the National Urban League’s Economic Opportunity Institute, where he fought for financial literacy.
Brandon then served as director of education and African-American affairs for New Jersey Gov. Chris J. Christie. His work focused on early Head Start programs, youth and education for stakeholders in the cities of Camden, Newark, Patterson and Trenton.
He later relocated to Atlanta, where he worked with Veterans Empowerment Organization of Georgia, focusing on military families and homeless returning veterans, and served in an executive role with the Boy Scouts of America’s Career Apprenticeship Programs and as director of philanthropy and equity for the United Way of Delaware.
Brandon has given lectures at Princeton University, the Baltimore Harbor League, the National Black Law Students Association, the American Enterprise Institute and the Hamilton Society. In 2018 he received both the Michigan Chronicle’s Distinguished Men of Excellence Award and the Spirit of Detroit Award.
Brandon serves as an ethics commissioner for New Castle County and was recently appointed by Delaware Gov. John Carney to serve on the State Magistrate Screening Process. He also serves on the Executive Board for the Caesar Rodney Institute, Lincoln Club of Delaware, Boy Scouts of America De Mar Va Council and Great Oaks Charter School, and is the cofounder of the 100 Black Men of Delaware Chapter. He is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Brandon earned a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Howard University and a Master’s of Science from Rutgers University. Brandon is currently earning his Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Detroit-Mercy and resides in Wilmington, DE.