Mr. Brandon Belford is a Vice President and Chief of Staff at Lyft. He previously led public policy and government affairs activities for the Special Projects Group at Apple. Prior to moving to the Bay Area, Brandon spent six plus years serving in various leadership positions within the Obama Administration at the National Economic Council in the White House, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Department of Energy. He began his career in the private sector where he worked at Banc of America Securities and in a growth-staged solar energy company (SunEdison). Brandon holds an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BS in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Brandon was born and raised in Flint, Michigan, is an avid sports fan, and traveler, and he is also a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Regional Board Member for the national non-profit Playworks.
