President & CEO
Wilbron
Brandon Wilson, APR, Fellow PRSA, is president and CEO of Wilbron — an award-winning public relations and management consultancy company. Wilbron is responsible for helping Apollo Global Management establish its $100 million corporate foundation — the Apollo Opportunity Foundation — and was instrumental in helping Ares Management and Oaktree Capital Management scale AltFinance, a program that prepares Black college students for success in the alternative investment industry. Wilbron is currently working with Apple to build a $100 million campus of innovation for historically Black colleges and universities in Atlanta.
Brandon is the author of Sabotage: Leadership that Overcomes Betrayal, Theft and Deceit. His work has influenced projects that have won both an Emmy and Academy Awards, and his executive consultancy has served leaders at some of the world’s most influential companies.
Brandon is a graduate of Auburn University; and is a 2023 inductee into the Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) College of Fellows. The College of Fellows is an assembly of the world’s most distinguished public relations practitioners, and is considered a lifetime achievement honor.
Brandon is married to Shani Wilson, and has one daughter, Kenny Wilson (5 years old). In his spare time he coaches his daughter’s youth soccer team, and runs multiple marathons each year to raise money for causes near to his heart.