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HomeOSDBU StaffOSDBU Director Bio

Mr. Brandon Neal, Director, OSDBU

Brandon Neal Director Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)

Brandon Neal is in the Office of the Secretary as the Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) for the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT). He provides senior leadership and advises the Secretary of Transportation on opportunities for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses to participate in DOT’s contracting process. He is responsible for ensuring that Small Businesses are treated fairly and have an opportunity to compete and be selected for a fair amount of the agency's contracting and subcontracting dollars. He works directly with Small Businesses (SB), Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), 8(a) firms, Woman-Owned Businesses (WOB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUB Zone) Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE).

Prior to his appointment, Brandon was the Finance Director for African-American Affairs for President Obama’s Presidential Campaign (Obama for America). As a part of the national team in Chicago, he was responsible for raising money from business and minority leaders from across the country. He was also the liaison between CEOs of small and large businesses and worked closely with the members of the National Finance Committee (NFC), consisting of 300 CEOs and senior executives of small and large businesses.

Prior to the Obama campaign, Brandon served under the leadership of Gov. Bill Richardson, (D) New Mexico and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, at the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) in Washington, DC. He was the Deputy Political Director and subsequently, Director of External Affairs. He was responsible for serving as the liaison and articulating DGA’s message to external minority groups and disadvantaged communities. He was also instrumental in the successful win of the 28 Democratic Governors during the 2006 Election Cycle.

Formerly, Brandon was on the senior leadership team at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Baltimore, MD. He was a National Director and was responsible for developing, training and implementing an advocacy agenda for over 70,000 members in the US, Germany, and Japan.

With experience in advocacy and national political and civic experience, Brandon has spent his adulthood in the DC Metropolitan area. He obtained a MPA from the School of Public Affairs at American University and a BA from Howard University.