Brandon Baranco

Brandon Baranco serves as Area Manager for AT&T California where he represents the Company's interest before City and County elected officials, governmental departments and agencies. Brandon is also tasked with building stronger community relationships through collaborative partnerships, charitable giving, and utilizing Company resources to demonstrate their commitment to the community AT&T serves.

Prior to joining AT&T California, Brandon served as Chief of Staff to Oakland City Councilmember Treva Reid, Special Assistant to Vice Mayor Larry Reid and Deputy Chief of Staff to Councilmember Sheng Thao. Before joining the City of Oakland, Brandon served as a Field Representative for California State Assemblymember Nancy Skinner and Senior Field Representative for Assemblymember Tony Thurmond who represented the 15th Assembly District.

Brandon served eight years in various positions on the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee and is serving his fourth term as Delegate to the California Democratic Party appointed by Congresswoman Barbara Lee. Brandon also was appointed twice to serve as a Member to the City of Oakland Budget Advisory Commission.

Born and raised in the City of Oakland, and a product of Oakland Public Schools, Brandon graduated with a B.A. in Political Science and a Minor in History from the University of California, Merced and holds a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from Mills College.