Thomas Brandon

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
BP-Initials-UPDATED.png
This page was current at the end of the official's last term in office covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates.
Thomas Brandon
Prior offices:
Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Years in office: 2015 - 2017
Deputy Director of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Years in office: 2011 - 2015
Education
Bachelor's
Oakland University, 1987
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Marine Corps
Years of service
1978 - 1982

Thomas E. Brandon was the acting director of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) under the Obama administration. He assumed the office on April 1, 2015, after former ATF Director B. Todd Jones resigned. In October 2011, Brandon was appointed deputy director of ATF.[1]

Brandon began his career at ATF as a special agent in 1989. He served in a variety of positions including: "Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix Field Division and Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Division; Supervisory Special Agent of the Detroit Arson and Explosives Enforcement Group; Special Agent with the Office of Inspection in Washington, DC; Supervisory Special Agent of the Achilles Enforcement Group in Los Angeles, California; and as the Division Intelligence Officer with the Phoenix, Arizona, Field Division. Mr. Brandon also held the position of Chief, ATF National Academy, in Glynco, Georgia."[1]

Biography

Brandon served in the United States Marine Corps from 1978 to 1982. He then earned his bachelor of science degree in business administration from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan in 1987.[1]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Brandon's academic, professional, and political career:[1]

  • 1989-2017: Began career at ATF as a Special Agent
  • 1983: Earned bachelor of science degree in business administration from Oakland University
  • 1978-1982: Served in the United States Marine Corps

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 ATF.gov, "Executive Staff," accessed May 9, 2015
v • e
U.S. Executive Branch
Elected officesExecutive-Branch-Logo.png
Executive Office of the President
Executive departments
Cabinet-level agencies
Department of Agriculture
Department of Defense
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of the Interior
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Department of Veterans Affairs
Independent agencies
Administrative Conference of the United States • Agency for Global Media • Chemical Safety Board • Commodity Futures Trading Commission • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau • Consumer Product Safety Commission • Corporation for National Community Service • Corporation for Public Broadcasting • Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission • Export-Import Bank of the United States • Farm Credit Administration • Federal Communications Commission • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation • Federal Election Commission • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission • Federal Housing Finance Agency • Federal Labor Relations Authority • Federal Maritime Commission • Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission • Federal Reserve System • Federal Trade Commission • General Services Administration • Government Accountability Office • Interstate Commerce Commission • Merit Systems Protection Board • National Credit Union Administration • National Labor Relations Board • Office of Personnel Management • Securities and Exchange Commission • Securities Investor Protection Corporation • Social Security Administration • United States Postal Service
Dissolved agencies
Glossary
Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Thomas_Brandon&oldid=10678967"