Brandon Branham

Brandon Branham is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Assistant City Manager of Peachtree Corners, one of the United States’ first 5G smart cities powered by real-world connected infrastructure. He is the leader of smart city and IoT programmes under the flagship of the City of Peachtree Corners.He is the Executive Board Member of Southwest Gwinnett Chamber, a membership organisation that exists to form partnerships among businesses, non-profits, and government leadership to positively impact the people of communities in Berkeley Lake, Norcross, and Peachtree Corners.Brandon is an MBA from Georgia Southwestern State University and a Certified Public Manager from Carl Vinson Institute of Government. He is a certified cybersecurity leader from the Professional Development Academy, in conjunction with the International City Managers Association.As the Assistant City Manager and Chief Technology Officer at the City of Peachtree Corners, he heads the operations at Curiosity Lab, which is the country’s first true smart city technology proving ground – featuring real connected city infrastructure and thousands of interacting residents/vehicles that can’t be replicated by closed or controlled testing environments.

The Peachtree Corners announced a partnership with the North Texas Innovation Alliance (NTXIA), a 501(c)3 regional consortium of nearly 30 municipalities, agencies, corporations and academic institutions across North Texas. The alliance was created to develop a supportive and collaborative network to integrate smart city efforts across the region. This cross-regional partnership extends both Peachtree Corners’ and NTXIA’s efforts in supporting the expansion of smart cities across the country through public-private partnerships.